Pair of vehicle door sill scratch guards

- L.O.F., Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pair of door sill scratch guards showing a first embodiment of my design in an environment of use affixed to the front and rear driver side door sills of an exemplary motor vehicle;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an end elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a pair of door sill scratch guards showing a second embodiment of my design in an environment of use affixed to the front and rear passenger side door sills of an exemplary motor vehicle;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is an end elevation view thereof.

The broken lines showing portions of a motor vehicle are provided for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a pair of vehicle door sill scratch guards, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D828793
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 13, 2017
Date of Patent: Sep 18, 2018
Assignee: L.O.F., Inc. (Elkhart, IN)
Inventor: Shawn C. Scott (Greenwood, IN)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Application Number: 29/596,967