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Truck bumper

Granted 24 Feb 1998 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Paccar Inc · originally PACCAR

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Inventors: Wayne K. Simons, Roy L. Meryman · Examiner: Melody N. Brown · AU 291 · TC 2900

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filed 1 May 1996
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US D391212
granted 24 Feb 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a truck bumper according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the truck bumper of FIG. 1 shown in isolation from the environment truck shown in broken lines in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the truck bumper of FIG. 1. The opposite side elevational view is a mirror image of the view shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the truck bumper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the truck bumper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of truck bumper according to the invention;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the truck bumper of FIG. 6 shown in isolation from the environment truck shown in broken lines in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the truck bumper of FIG. 6. The opposite side elevational view is a mirror image of the view shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 9 top view of the truck bumper of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 bottom view of the truck bumper of FIG. 6.

The portions of the truck shown in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The rear views of both embodiments of the truck bumpers are plain and unornamented.

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AUAU-134304-SS6 Jul 199828 Oct 1996publishedBumper for a vehicle

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