Patent CA-116914-S (CA)
Title: Automobile
Filed: 2006-08-02
Granted: 2007-07-23
Abstract: The said industrial design consists the shape, configuration and ornamentation of an automobile having front fenders, a bonnet, a grill, a front bumper, front combination lamps, a windshield, a roof, front and rear driver and passenger side doors, a lift gate, rear fenders, rear combination lamps, a rear bumper, and wheels;each front fender has a side surface and an upper surface; the upper surface has a pointed front end portion and a rear end projection; a smooth curved inner edge extends downwards from the rear end projection to the pointed front end portion; the curved inner edge conforms to the adjacent converging side edge of the bonnet; the pointed front end portion of the upper surface of each fender has an adjacent generally V-shaped recess that extends along the upper and the angled outer section of the housing portion of the front combination lamp;a ridge generally separates the upper surface and side surface of the front fender; the side surface of each front fender has a large curved front edge which forms a portion of the edge of the front wheel well;the generally symmetrical bonnet has curved forwardly converging sides, a slightly convex curved front edge and a concave curved rear edge in plan view; the bonnet curves gradually downwards from the rear edge toward the front edge and then curves more steeply downwards near the front edge of the bonnet; a pair of diverging ridges extend from the front edge of the bonnet part way along the length thereof and generally follow the contour of the adjacent side edge of the bonnet; the generally symmetrical front bumper has side surfaces and a front surface having a central recessed grill area therein; the central recessed grill area has rearwards extending side surfaces, straight upper and lower surfaces, and curved corner areas between the upper and side surfaces; the side surfaces of the central grill area diverge downwards towards the bottom surface and meet the bottom surface at acute angled areas; the central recessed grill area has a central generally horizontal rib; the front bumper has generally trapezoidal recessed areas for lights situated generally in alignment with and on either side of the recessed grill area; the front surface of the bumper above the central recessed grill area curves smoothly outwards and rearwards and merges through curved corner areas into the side surfaces of the front bumper; the front surface extends generally vertically upwards above the central recessed grill area; the upper edge of the front surface has a broad recessed area with outwardly diverging sides; a generally symmetrical grill is situated between the upper edge of the front bumper and the front edge of the bonnet and extends between the angled inner sections of the housing portions of the front combination lamps; the grill has a forwardly projecting central shield-like area having rounded corners in front view; a straight central member extends outwardly and then upwards from the shield-like area to the outer edge of the grill; the grill has downwardly converging sides, a convex curved lower edge and a curved upper edge which follows the curvature of the front edge of the bonnet;the front combination lamps are situated on either side of the grill above the front bumper and adjacent to the front fender; each front combination lamp has a housing portion, a curved transparent front surface, and an inner structure behind the transparent front surface, the transparent front surface curves smoothly outwards and rearwards; the housing portion extends around the periphery of the transparent front surface and has angled inner and outer end sections, an upper section which curves upwards and outwards to a tapered end portion having a rounded corner, and a lower section which curves slightlyupwards and outwards to the outer end sections; the upper section of the housing portion generally follows the contour of the front fender and the lower section of the housing portion follows the contour of the adjacent upper outside edge of the front bumper; the inner structure of each front combination lamp has a large circular area situated adjacent to the inner end section of the housing portion of the front combination lamp; the inner structure has a laterally extending member near the tapered outer end portion of each front combination lamp; the windshield has a surface which is curved from one side to the other and has a forward edge which conforms to the rear edge of the bonnet, a pair of generally straight side edges which diverge in plan view from the rear edge to the front edge thereof, and a slightly concave rear edge; the roof curves outwardly from side to side and slightly outwards away from the forward edge thereof and then curves downwards to the rear edge thereof; the forward edge of the roof conforms to the rear edge of the windshield while the rear edge of the roof is convex and conforms to the upper edge of the tail gate; the sides of the roof taper gradually inwards from the front edge to the rear edge thereof in plan view; the tail gate has a rear window which is curved from one side to the other in plan view and has sharp upper corners and a lower edge which merges into the lower portion of the tail gate; the rear window has straight downwardly diverging side edges which merge into the inside edges of the rear combination lamps; the tail gate has a narrow section above the rear window which has curved upper and lower edges; the curved upper edge conforms to the rear edge of the roof: the narrow section has a central elongated area therein which extends part of the width of the narrow section and has a convex curved lower edge and an upper edge which generally follow the contour of the upper edge of the narrow section; the lower portion of the tail gate has generally straight side edges and a generally straight lower edge with curved corners between the side and lower edges of the tail gate; the lower portion has an upper surface area which generally follows the contour of the rear window; a first surface area situated between the lower section of the rear combination lamps has a central recessed area therein with downwardly converging side edges, rounded lower corners, and a convex curved lower edge, the upper sections of the rear combination lamps are situated adjacent the side edges of the tail gate rear window and the lower sections of the rear combination lamps are situated adjacent the first surface area of the tail gate; each rear combination lamp has a transparent front surface and an inner structure behind the transparent front surface; the rear combination lamp has a lower section and an upper section which bends upwards and forwards in side view away from the lower section: the upper section widens gradually in right side view along its height and has a sharp upper forward corner; the rear bumper has a front surface and side surfaces; the front surface has a wide recessed area having a straight upper edge, rounded upper corners, and downwardly diverging sides; the recessed area has a recessed surface having an inverted U-shaped recess in the lower edge thereof adjacent the right side downwardly diverging side of the recessed area; the front surface of the rear bumper has an upper section having a broad central recessed area which conforms to the lower portion of the lift gate; the upper section of the front surface has curved surfaces situated on either side of the broad centralrecessed area, the curved surfaces merging into the upper side surfaces of the rear bumper; the side surfaces of the rear bumper extend forwards on either side of the front surface; the side doors have a laterally extending generally straight upper ridge and laterally extending lower ridge; each upper ridge extends rearwards from the front fender to the upper edge of the lower section of the rear combination lamp; each laterally extending lower ridge is generally straight and extends from the front wheel well, above the lower edges of the doors, to adjacent to the rear wheel well; a strip of generally constant width extends around the front wheel well continues along the lower side edge of the automobile beneath the side doors, around the rear wheel well, and then merges into the side surface of the rear bumper; the rear fender is situated beneath the rear side window which extends rearwards from the rear door; the rear side window is generally triangular with a curved upper edge and straight front and bottom edges; the wheels have central concentric circular area and a series of equally spaced-apart generally radially extending and generally identical elements having straight sides which merge into converging side edges which extend to the wheel rim.Representations of the design are shown in the figures wherein:Fig. 1 is a right side elevation view of the design of an automobile;Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;Fig. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;Fig. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;Fig. 5 is a front right side perspective view thereof; andFig. 6 is a rear right side perspective view thereof.Diagrams of the design are included.