Color changing fuel gauge

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a color changing fuel gauge in the form of a gauge strip on a side of the fuel tank and in which the fuel tank is empty and the strip is transparent;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof wherein the fuel tank is slightly filled and the strip is changed from transparent to the color red to coincide with the level of fuel in the fuel tank;

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view thereof wherein the fuel tank is half full and the color red on the strip is increased to coincide with the level of fuel in the fuel tank;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view thereof wherein the fuel tank is almost full and the color red on the strip is increased to coincide with the level of fuel in the fuel tank;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the strip thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the strip thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the strip thereof; the left side view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top view of the strip thereof, the bottom view being a mirror image thereof.

The broken line showing of a fuel tank in the figures forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a color changing fuel gauge, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D849579
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 7, 2017
Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
Inventor: Derek D. Olson (Minot, ND)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Application Number: 29/620,884