Vehicle windshield

Description

The windshield as illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 includes a band of black or dark-colored glass frit. The size and placement of the band is intended to conceal an otherwise unsightly adhesive joint between the windshield and vehicle body and to more smoothly blend the windshield into the vehicle body.

FIG. 1 is a frontal perspective view of a vehicle windshield showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view, the right side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is top plan view of the vehicle windshield.

The broken lines shown in FIG. 1 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a vehicle windshield, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Golden; Edward (Pinckney, MI), Simmons; Philip (Saffron Walden, GB), Behmer; Darrell (Novi, MI), Laster; Rob (Wixom, MI), Richards; Brad (Ann Arbor, MI), Walter; Christopher (Walled Lake, MI), France; Tobias (Detroit, MI), Ebel; Addam (Dearborn, MI), Letson; Doyle (Novi, MI)
Assignee:	Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/242,048
Filed:	November 4, 2005

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29229552	May 9, 2005

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/182
Current International Class:	1208
Field of Search:	;D12/182-183,317 ;219/203 ;296/84.4,96.19,97.1,95.1 ;160/370.21,370.22 ;428/155,172

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Primary Examiner: Veynar; Caron
Assistant Examiner: Bahta; Abraham
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Porcari; Damian