Trailer rear impact guard

- STI Holdings, Inc.
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Description

The FIGURE is a rear view of a trailer rear impact guard, embodying aspects of the invention.

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: D889320
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 2019
Date of Patent: Jul 7, 2020
Assignee: STI Holdings, Inc. (Stoughton, WI)
Inventors: Daniel Patrick Miller (Madison, WI), Francis Steven Smidler (Stoughton, WI)
Primary Examiner: Katrina A Betton
Application Number: 29/705,836
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (13) (D12/106)