Title:
Vehicle tail light lens
United States Patent D572390
US Patent References:
Vehicle tail lamp
Metros et al. - March, 2005 - D502561

Surface configuration of a taillight for a vehicle
Pfeiffer et al. - February, 2006 - D514716


Inventors:
Richards, Brad (Ann Arbor, MI, US)
Golden, Edward (Pinckney, MI, US)
Simmons, Philip (Saffron Walden, GB)
Behmer, Darrell (Novi, MI, US)
Laster, Robert (Wixom, MI, US)
Walter, Christopher (Walled Lake, MI, US)
France, Tobias (Detroit, MI, US)
Ebel, Addam (Dearborn, MI, US)
Letson, Doyle (Novi, MI, US)
Application Number:
D/235317
Publication Date:
07/01/2008
Filing Date:
07/29/2005
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Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI, US)
Primary Class:
International Classes:
(IPC1-7): 2606
Field of Search:
362/459-468, D26/28-36, 362/475-478, 362/485-487
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Primary Examiner:
Jackson, Marcus A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Porcari, Damian
Claims:
CLAIM

1. The ornamental design for a vehicle tail light lens, as shown and described in FIGS. 1-14.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a right vehicle tail light lens attached to a vehicle, no part of the vehicle is claimed;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the right vehicle tail light lens; (front and frontal as used herein describe a view of the rear of a vehicle);

FIG. 3 is a front side elevational view of the right vehicle tail light lens (front and frontal as used herein describe a view of the rear of a vehicle);

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the right vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the right vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the right vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the right vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 8 is an alternative embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1-6 showing a perspective view of a left vehicle tail light lens attached to a vehicle, no part of the vehicle is claimed;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the left vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 10 is a front side elevational view of the left vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view of the left vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the left vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the left vehicle tail light lens; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the left vehicle tail light lens.

The stippling indicates the curvature of the vehicle tail light lens. The vehicle tail light lens has a triangular shape having a angular edges intersecting curved faces. The vehicle tail light lens has an inner portion and a surrounding portion on the outboard perimeter.

The phantom lines are not a part of the claimed invention.