Vehicle lower front bumper

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a vehicle lower front bumper attached to a vehicle, no part of the vehicle is claimed;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle lower front bumper;

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

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the vehicle lower front bumper;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the vehicle lower front bumper;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle lower front bumper; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the vehicle lower front bumper.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a vehicle lower front bumper, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Schiavone; Patrick (Bloomfield, MI), Grake; James (Royal Oak, MI), Metros; Craig (Bloomfield, MI), Smith; James (Royal Oak, MI), Bennett; Jordan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee:	Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/240,574
Filed:	October 14, 2005

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/169
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/90-92,86,169,196 ;296/180.1,180.2 ;293/102,113,115,117,120

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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D490032	May 2004	Ikuma et al.
D508879	August 2005	Pfeiffer et al.
D510304	October 2005	Tabata et al.
D513213	December 2005	Sato
D516967	March 2006	Tomida et al.
D517457	March 2006	Horiuchi et al.
D522938	June 2006	Iwanaga
D525180	July 2006	Konaka

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Primary Examiner: Brown; Melody N.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Porcari; Damian