Vehicle tubular side rail

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention mounted on a vehicle. The vehicle is shown in phantom line.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the tubular side rail of the present invention. The vehicle tubular side rail is shown broken away in FIGS. 3 and 5-8 for ease for illustration.

FIG. 3 is a further enlarged perspective view showing the tube in broken lines.

FIG. 4 is an end view taken from the left of FIG. 3. The opposite end view is identical to the view in FIG. 4.

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of FIG. 3 showing the bottom of the vehicle tubular side rail.

The vehicle tubular side rail is shown broken away in FIGS. 3 and 5-8 for ease of illustration.

The broken line-showing of environment is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a vehicle tubular side rail, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Elwell; James P. (Ankeny, IA), Conkey; Ben F. (Nevada, IA)
Assignee:	Putco, Inc. (Story City, IA)
Appl. No.:	D/195,254
Filed:	December 8, 2003

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/414
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/414,406,412,414.1 ;296/3,100,37.1,37.7 ;224/321-327,329-330,315-316,400,309 ;280/848,769,760-762,727

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D294340	February 1988	Robson
D295619	May 1988	Reeve
D344482	February 1994	Arvidsson
D359943	July 1995	Cucheran et al.
D382533	August 1997	Okland
D406095	February 1999	Denny et al.
D422554	April 2000	Stapleton et al.
D457123	May 2002	Sin
D460039	July 2002	Smith
D481003	October 2003	Bauer et al.

Primary Examiner: Cadmus; Stacia
Attorney, Agent or Firm: McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C.