Vehicle front bumper

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle front bumper of an over the highway heavy duty vehicle designed primarily for use in an axle back vehicle;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the bumper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the bumper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side, as viewed in FIG. 3, elevational view of the bumper of FIG. 1 the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the bumper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the bumper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a vehicle front bumper of an over the highway heavy duty vehicle designed primarily for use in an axle forward vehicle;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the bumper of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view, as viewed from the left of FIG. 7, of the bumper of FIG. 7; the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the bumper of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the bumper of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of another embodiment of a bumper for another axle forward vehicle utilizing the same central section as the embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 7;

FIG. 13 is an end view of the embodiment of FIG. 12 as seen from the right of FIG. 12, the left hand end being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 12; and,

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 12.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a vehicle front bumper, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Duckett; Karl I. (Greensboro, NC), Perfetti; Ruben (Greensboro, NC)
Assignee:	Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. (Greensboro, NC)
Appl. No.:	D/145,239
Filed:	July 18, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/169
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/169,196 ;293/102,113,115,117,120 ;296/180.1,180.2

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Primary Examiner: Brown; Melody N.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Watts, Hoffmann, Fisher & Heinke Co., L.P.A.