USD468674S1 - Vehicle hitch cover assembly - Google Patents

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USD468674S1
USD468674S1 US29/146,804 US14680401F USD468674S US D468674 S1 USD468674 S1 US D468674S1 US 14680401 F US14680401 F US 14680401F US D468674 S USD468674 S US D468674S
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the vehicle hitch cover assembly design of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a right side view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a rear view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the vehicle hitch cover assembly design of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a top view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a front view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 7;
FIG. 10 is a right side view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 7;
FIG. 11 is a rear view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 7; and,
FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 7.

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  1. The ornamental design for a vehicle hitch cover assembly, as shown and described.
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USD490756S1 (en) 2002-10-23 2004-06-01 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Surface configuration of a rear bumper for a vehicle
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USD501809S1 (en) * 2002-12-02 2005-02-15 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Exterior of vehicle rear bumper
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USD525178S1 (en) * 2005-07-11 2006-07-18 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Rear bumper for an automobile
USD535228S1 (en) * 2005-09-06 2007-01-16 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Rear bumper for an automobile
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USD956636S1 (en) * 2017-02-06 2022-07-05 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Vehicle rear upper bumper cover
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USD420634S (en) 1999-04-02 2000-02-15 Dianne Reusser Nelson Truck bumper
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