Axle assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side, front perspective view of an axle assembly;

FIG. 2 is a left side, rear perspective view of the axle assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side, rear perspective view of the axle assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side, front perspective view of the axle assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the axle assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the axle assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear side elevational view of the axle assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front side elevational view of the axle assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view of the axle assembly of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the axle assembly of FIG. 1.

The features shown in broken lines depict portions of the axel assembly that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an axle assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D927578
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 27, 2018
Date of Patent: Aug 10, 2021
Assignee: ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC. (Indianapolis, IN)
Inventors: Christopher G. Baillie (Lake Orion, MI), Vikram Chopra (Troy, MI), Shaun Mepham (Clarkston, MI), Siva Srinivas Rajeev Mupparti (Madison Heights, MI), Dan Mircea Stefan (Windsor), David John Swica (White Lake, MI)
Primary Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Assistant Examiner: Mark T. Philipps
Application Number: 29/664,778