Vehicle piano key shifter

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a vehicle piano key shifter;

FIG. 2 is a top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle piano key shifter, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D818409
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 2017
Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: David Woodhouse (Troy, MI), Soo Young Kang-Morales (Northville, MI), Ryan G. Niemiec (Northville, MI), Ryan Blodi (Farmington Hills, MI)
Primary Examiner: Katrina A Betton
Application Number: 29/601,547
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Instrument Panel Or Element Thereof (D12/192)