Automobile lower bumper

Description

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

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

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

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

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the automobile lower bumper (the right side view is a mirror of the left side view and is not shown); and,

FIG. 6 is bottom plan view of the automobile lower bumper.

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

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an automobile lower bumper, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Golden; Edward (Pinckney, MI), Behmer; Darrell (Novi, MI), Betancourt; Melvin (Shelby Township, MI), Song; Solomon (Farmington Hills, MI), Wehrly; Shawn (Royal Oak, MI)
Assignee:	Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/241,397
Filed:	October 27, 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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D508879	August 2005	Pfeiffer et al.
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D516967	March 2006	Tomida et al.
D517457	March 2006	Horiuchi et al.
D522938	June 2006	Iwanaga
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Primary Examiner: Brown; Melody N.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Owens; Frederick