Ribbed vehicle bed member with shaped closed rib ends

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a ribbed vehicle bed member with shaped closed rib ends embodying our design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view illustrating the shaped closed rib ends associated with the design of this invention;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary top view illustrating the closed rib end as associated with a single rib according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an end elevational view taken from the right side of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view taken from the bottom side of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken generally along line 6--6 in FIG. 3.

It will be appreciated that the design of the present invention and incorporating therein the improved shaped closed rib ends illustrated by FIG. 2 may be provided at one or both ends of the ribbed vehicle bed member illustrated in FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design of a ribbed vehicle bed member with shaped closed rib ends, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Jurica; Joseph J. (Clinton Township, Macomb County, MI), Brown; Arnold L. (Macomb, MI), Taylor; Gregory B. (Rochester Hills, MI)
Assignee:	Pullman Industries, Inc. (Pullman, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/137,789
Filed:	February 26, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/221
Current International Class:	1206
Field of Search:	;D12/221 ;296/183,198,39.1,39.2,37.6 ;29/417,897.2,897.3,897.32

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

4109503	August 1978	Francon et al.
4188058	February 1980	Resa et al.
5137322	August 1992	Muirhead
5544932	August 1996	Walworth, Jr. et al.
5755481	May 1998	Emery
6128815	October 2000	Jurica et al.
D441340	May 2001	Whiteford

Primary Examiner: Brown; Melody N.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.