Patent CA-111895-S (CA)
Title: Automobile
Filed: 2005-07-19
Granted: 2007-11-27
Abstract: The said industrial design consists of the shape, configuration and ornamentation of an automobile having a pair of front fenders, a bonnet, a grill, a front bumper, headlights, a windshield, a roof, a rear window, a trunk lid and inner rear combination lamps, rear fenders and outer rear combination lamps, a rear bumper, and front and rear doors;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 having a rounded bottom; the rear end projection has a curved rear edge and an adjacent rounded recess; a smooth curved ridge extends rearwardly from the rounded bottom of the generally V-shaped recess to the rear edge of the fender and separates the upper surface and side surface of the fender; the side surface of each fender has a large curved front edge and a ridge which is spaced outwardly from the curved front edge and follows the curvature of the front edge of the side surface; the side surface has a lower portion which is separated from the remainder of the side surface by a laterally extending ridge; the lower portion has a wide generally L-shape;the generally symmetrical bonnet has a top surface having slightly curved forwardly converging sides, a 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 to the top of the grill; the generally symmetrical front bumper has a top surface and a front surface having a central recessed grill area therein, and a pair of side surfaces on either side of the front surface; the top surface has a pair of spaced-apart members which extend upwards and outwards from the top surface at locations above the upper corner areas of the central grill area and separate the headlights from the grill; each member has front and side walls, the side walls merging through smooth curved transition sections into the top surface of the front bumper; the central recessed grill area has rearwardly extending narrow top, bottom and side surfaces and rounded corners between the top, bottom and side surfaces; the side surfaces diverge upwards from the bottom surface and meet the top surface at upper corner areas; the central recessed grill area has intersecting horizontal and vertical ribs which form a series of generally identical rectangular openings; the front surface between the central recessed grill area and the top surface curves smoothly outwards and rearwards and merges into the side surfaces; the front surface extends upwards and rearwards above the top of the central grill area to the top surface of the front bumper; the front surface has a recessed area having rearwardly extending narrow top, bottom and side surfaces with rounded corners between the bottom and side surfaces; the top surface of the recessed area is generally in alignment with the top surface of the central grill area and the bottom surface of the recessed area generally follows the contour of the bottom surface of the central grill area; the recessed area has a central rib which divides the recessed area into two elongated laterally extending openings; a pair of flat surface areas of the front surface of the front bumper separate the recessed areas and the central recessed grill area; a narrow portion of the front surface below the central grill area merges into the pair of flat surfaces which separate the recessed areas and the central grill area; the side surfaces extend rearwards on either side of the front surface; the side surfaces have a rear curved edge and a ridge area which extends upwards and rearwards along the side surfaces; the headlights are situated on either side of the grill and between the front bumper and the front fender; each headlight has an inner large circular area and an outer irregular shaped area having a generally straight upper edge, a slightly sloped inner edge, a generally vertical outer edge and an outwardly curved lower edge with rounded corners between the edges; 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 slightly in plan view from the rear edge to the front edge thereof, and a concave rear edge; the roof curves upwardly between the forward and rear edges thereof; the forward edge of the roof conforms to the rear edge of the windshield while the rear edge of the roof conforms to the front edge of the rear window of the automobile; the rear window is curved from one side to the other and has a rear edge which conforms to the forward edge of the trunk lid; the trunk lid has a smooth curved upper surface and a downwardly extending rear surface with an upper corner area between the upper surface and the rear surface; the rear surface has a pair of inner rear combination lamps situated on either side thereof adjacent the inwardly converging side edges of the trunk lid; each inner rear combination lamp has a inner edge which is angled downwards and inwardly, an upper edge which is angled downwards and inwards across the front surface to the inner edge; the lower edge has a generally straight front portion beneath the front surface; the combination lamp has a large circular area and a series of generally equally spaced-apart lines which generally follow the lower edge and which extend across the front surface from adjacent the lower edge thereof part way up the combination lamp; the lines are interrupted in the area of the large circular area and continue on either side thereof;the rear bumper has a front surface and a pair of side surfaces; the front surface has a smooth lower section which merges with the side surfaces through curved corner sections; the lower section of the front surface extends downwards and inwards; the front surface has an upper section which curves upwards and inwards and has an elongated central U-shaped recessed area having inwardly extending bottom and side surfaces with rounded corners between the bottom and side surfaces; the upper section of the front surface has generally flat surfaces situated on either side of the elongated central U-shaped recessed area, the flat surfaces merging into the upper side surfaces on the rear bumper; the side surfaces extend forwards on either side of the front surface; the side surfaces have a curved forward edge; the grill has a generally symmetrical front surface; the front surface has a central projection portion having curved upper, lower and side surfaces and rounded corners; the central projection portion has a domed outer surface and side surfaces which merge into central members which extend outwards from the central projection portion; the central members have side edges which taper inwards away from the central projection portion; a pair of outer rear combination lamps are situated adjacent the pair of inner rear combination lamps; the outer rear combination lamps are situated above the rear bumper and adjacent the rear fender; each outer rear combination lamp has a front surface which merges into a forwardly extending side surface; the combination lamp has an angled inner edge which conforms to the outer edge of the adjacent inner rear combination lamp; an upper edge of the outer rear combination lamp curves gradually downwards across the front surface and then steeply downwards along the forwardly extending side surface to a rounded point where the curved upper edge meets the lower edge of the combination lamp; the lower edge has a generally straight front portion beneath the front surface which bends slightly upwards and forwards along the forwardly extending side surface of the combination lamp; the combination lamp has a large central circular area and a series of generally equally spaced-apart lines which generally follow the lower edge and which extend across the front and forwardly extending side surfaces from adjacent the lower edge part way up the combination lamp; the lines are interrupted in the area of the large central circular area and continue on either side thereof; the front and rear doors have laterally extending upper ridges and laterally extending lower ridges; the upper ridges are a combination of the ridge separating the upper and side surfaces of the front fender and continue across the rear fenders of the automobile; the laterally extending lower ridges are a continuation of the ridge which separates the lower portion of the side surface of the front fender from the remaining portion of the side surface thereof; the laterally extending lower ridges continue across the lower portions of the rear fenders of the automobile; the rear fenders are situated between the rear edges of the rear doors, the side edges of the upper surface of the trunk lid, the outer edge of the outer rear combination lamps and the upper and outer edges of the rear bumper; each rear fender has a smooth curved lower edge which follows the contour of the wheel and a side surface having a ridge which is spaced upwardly from the curved lower edge and follows the curvature of the lower edge of the side surface.Drawings of the design are shown in the figures wherein:Fig. 1 is a front elevation view of the design of an automobile;Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;Fig. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof;Fig. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;Fig. 5 is a front perspective view from the left side thereof; andFig. 6 is a front perspective view from the right side thereof.Drawings of the design are included.