Trailer rear impact guard

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a trailer rear impact guard showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the trailer rear impact guard of FIG. 1.

The portions of the design shown in broken lines disclose environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a trailer rear impact guard, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D790407
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 3, 2015
Date of Patent: Jun 27, 2017
Assignee: STI Holdings, Inc. (Stoughton, WI)
Inventors: Daniel Patrick Miller (Madison, WI), Francis Steven Smidler (Stoughton, WI)
Primary Examiner: Katrina A Betton
Application Number: 29/529,050
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (13) (D12/106)