Fender skirt

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a fender skirt for a front wheel opening of a vehicle in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the first embodiment of the fender skirt shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an end view of the first embodiment of the fender skirt shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an opposite end view of the first embodiment of the fender skirt shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the first embodiment of the fender skirt shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the first embodiment of the fender skirt shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the fender skirt for a rear wheel opening of a vehicle in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the second embodiment of the fender skirt shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an end view of the second embodiment of the fender skirt shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is an opposite end view of the second embodiment of the fender skirt shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the second embodiment of the fender skirt shown in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the second embodiment of the fender skirt shown in FIG. 7.

The broken lines showing portions of the associated vehicle and mounting flanges of the fender skirt are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The back sides of the various embodiments of the fender skirt are unornamented and are thus not shown in the drawing figures.

FIGS. 1-12 illustrate first and second embodiments of our novel design for the fender skirt are suitable for use on one side of a vehicle. Our design also includes respective third and fourth embodiments suitable for use on the opposite side of the vehicle, which embodiments are mirror symmetrical to FIGS. 1-12 and therefore not separately illustrated.

Broken lines in FIGS. 1 & 7 show environmental structures that form no part of the claimed design. Broken lines in 2-6 & 8-12 show portions of the fender skirt that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D948397
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 11, 2021
Date of Patent: Apr 12, 2022
Assignee: Vantage Mobility International, LLC (Phoenix, AZ)
Inventors: Steven Paul Ungetheim (Phoenix, AZ), Toby Allan Himmelberger (Phoenix, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Manpreet S Matharu
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne E Tisdell
Application Number: 29/770,330
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Mudguard (D12/184)