Patent ID: 8038204

Claim:
A replacement grille for a vehicle, the replacement grille for replacing an original grille with a perimeter of the vehicle which has been removed from the vehicle, the replacement grille comprising: a frame component having an outer edge which conforms to the perimeter of the original grille and fills in the space left by the original grille, the frame component comprising an outer frame defining an open unfilled space therein, the outer frame being a separate and distinct component from the original grille, the outer frame having the perimeter substantially corresponding to that of the original grille which it replaces and an inner perimeter; a first design component selected from a first group of interchangeable design components each of which differ in design, the first design component having a defined shape received within and partially filling the open space of the frame component and attached to the inner perimeter of the frame component; a second design component selected from a second group of interchangeable design components each of which differ in design, the second design component of complementary shape to the first design component in at least a portion of the unfilled space not occupied by the first design component, the second design component being attached to the first design component; and connection means on the inner perimeter connecting either or both of the first and second design components to the frame component.