Vehicle wheel cap

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vehicle wheel cap showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of a front face thereof.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the vehicle wheel cap that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle wheel cap, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D987539
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 2020
Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Dean Carbis (Bloomfield Hills, MI), Todd Willing (East Melbourne), Stavros Melabiotis (Livonia, MI)
Primary Examiner: Leanne Was-Englehart
Application Number: 29/754,892
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/213)