Vehicle step assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom elevational view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top elevational view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a back elevational view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a first side elevational view of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a second side elevational view of FIG. 1.

The broken lines which define the bounds of the claimed design form no part thereof and are used to show environmental structure.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle step assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D864069
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 2018
Date of Patent: Oct 22, 2019
Assignee: N-Fab, Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI)
Inventors: Thomas Dean Fichter (Spring Texas, TX), Brandon Mitchell Schwarzburg (Tomball, TX), Justin Daniel Fuller (Tomball, TX)
Primary Examiner: Michelle E. Wilson
Assistant Examiner: Clese Moore, Jr.
Application Number: 29/665,143
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Mat, Step, Or Step Plate (38) (D12/203)