Vehicle fender flare

- Bushwacker, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of a vehicle fender flare;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Broken lines are used to illustrate features of the vehicle fender flare which form no part of the claimed design. Dash-dot lines indicate a boundary of claimed subject matter.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle fender flare, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D898640
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 2018
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 2020
Assignee: Bushwacker, Inc. (Buford, GA)
Inventor: Brent Lorenz Rose (Jefferson, GA)
Primary Examiner: Jack Reickel
Assistant Examiner: Rachel A Voorhies
Application Number: 29/668,021
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Mudguard (D12/184)