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Vehicle front lower valance

Granted 14 Jul 2020 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC · originally Ford Motor

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Inventors: Sean Tant, Joshua Henry, Gordon Platto · Examiner: Melody N Brown · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/678,053
filed 25 Jan 2019
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US D890039
granted 14 Jul 2020

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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 vehicle front lower valance, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top, front and left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom, front and left side perspective view thereof.

The broken line portions of the valance shown throughout the drawing views are for environmental and illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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D12/169

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