Vehicle windshield

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top-down plan view of a vehicle windshield showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom-up plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a section of the vehicle windshield taken along the lines 66 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a top edge view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom edge view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top down plan view plan view of the vehicle windshield;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of an alternative embodiment of the vehicle windshield illustrated in FIGS. 1–10, further including a black ceramic paint applied to the inner (bottom) surface of the vehicle windshield;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom-up plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle windshield, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D607388
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 1, 2005
Date of Patent: Jan 5, 2010
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventor: David Mahoney (Orchard Lake, MI)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Abraham Bahta
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/243,868
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Windshield (D12/182)