Vehicle wheel clamp

- SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a right vehicle wheel clamp (the left vehicle wheel clamp being a mirror image and is not shown);

FIG. 2 is a front view of the vehicle wheel clamp;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the vehicle wheel clamp;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the vehicle wheel clamp;

FIG. 5 is another side view of the vehicle wheel clamp;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the vehicle wheel clamp; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the vehicle wheel clamp.

The broken lines showing various elements of the vehicle wheel clamp are included for the purpose of illustrating non-claimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D738179
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 7, 2012
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 2015
Assignee: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED (Kenosha, WI)
Inventors: Brian K. Gray (Conway, AR), Rodney Harrell (Greenbriar, AR), David A. Jackson (Point Roberts, WA), Ronald D. Swayne (Sherwood, AR), Ronald D. Edgmon (Conway, AR)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Application Number: 29/431,537
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/72