Wheel center cap

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left side view of a wheel center cap.

FIG. 2 is a bottom, front, and left side perspective view of the wheel center cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top, rear, and left side perspective view of the wheel center cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the wheel center cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the wheel center cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the wheel center cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the wheel center cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a right side view of the wheel center cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the wheel center cap of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 10 is a front view of the wheel center cap of FIGS. 1-9, shown in an environment of use. The broken lines depicted in FIG. 10 illustrate portions of the wheel cap that form no part of the claimed design. The additional broken lines shown in FIG. 10 illustrate a potential environment of use of the claimed invention and form no part thereof.

The features shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for “wheel center cap,” as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D987538
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 27, 2019
Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Mauricio Benito (Mexico City), Erick Bautista (Mexico City), Felipe de Jesus Sanchez (Nicolas Romero), Neal Koenig (New Hudson, MI)
Primary Examiner: Leanne Was-Englehart
Application Number: 29/715,057
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/213)