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Motor vehicle exterior body

Granted 13 Aug 1996 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Mercedes-Benz Ag · originally Mercedes-Benz Group AG

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Inventors: Josef Gallitzendoerfer, Bruno Sacco, Murat Guenak, Peter Pfeiffer · Examiner: M. H. Tung · AU 291 · TC 2900

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filed 30 Mar 1994
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US D372689
granted 13 Aug 1996

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a motor vehicle exterior body with the top up according to our novel design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top down;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top up;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top down;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top up;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top up;

FIG. 7 is a front, left side perspective view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top up;

FIG. 8 is a front, left side perspective view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top down;

FIG. 9 is a rear, left side perspective view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top up;

FIG. 10 is a rear, left side perspective view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top down;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top up;

FIG. 12 is a rear view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top down;

FIG. 13 is a top view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top up; and,

FIG. 14 is a top view of a motor vehicle exterior body, with the top up.

The dash line representations in the drawings are included for showing the environment and are not part of the claimed design.

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