Vehicle rear taillight lens

Description

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a right vehicle rear taillight lens (as viewed from the rear of the vehicle), the right vehicle rear taillight lens has a strong horizontal feature two thirds from the top and a complex curvilinear edge being disjunct, the left vehicle rear taillight lens is a mirror of the right and is not shown;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the right vehicle rear taillight lens;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the right vehicle rear taillight lens illustrating the Class B surface, the curvature on the right side of the figure is shown and claimed;

FIG. 4 is a top down plan view of the right vehicle rear taillight lens;

FIG. 5 is bottom up plan view of the right vehicle rear taillight lens; and,

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the right vehicle rear taillight lens (as viewed from the front of the vehicle), illustrating the Class B surface. This view is not claimed and is used for secondary filing.

The vehicle rear taillight lens is styled independently of adjacent vehicle panels. To the extent that any feature lines are illustrated, they are intended to illustrate the crest and valley of the feature and are not necessarily sharp bends in the part. Shading is used to illustrate the curvature of the part and not color. Areas shown in or sounded by phantom lines are not claimed. The surface normally visible when the vehicle rear taillight lens is attached to a vehicle is called the "Class A" surface is claimed. The surface not normally visible when the vehicle rear taillight lens is attached to a vehicle is called the "Class B" surface and is not claimed. Any functional features of the vehicle rear taillight lens are not claimed.

Claims

CLAIM A vehicle rear taillight lens, as shown in FIGS. 1-5.

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Inventors:	Kaoud; Ehab (Canton, MI), Zaback; Lon (Farmington Hills, MI), Griffiths; David (Ann Arbor, MI), Williams; Bruce (Grosse Pointe Park, MI)
Assignee:	Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/248,123
Filed:	July 28, 2006

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Current U.S. Class:	D26/28
Current International Class:	2606
Field of Search:	;D26/28-36 ;362/459-468,475-478,485-487

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D465039	October 2002	Murkett
D467364	December 2002	Yang
D485920	January 2004	Yoneyama
D494294	August 2004	Pfeiffer
D523976	June 2006	Pfeiffer et al.

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Primary Examiner: Jackson; Marcus A
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Porcari; Damian