Patent CA-112225-S (CA)
Title: Automobile
Filed: 2005-08-15
Granted: 2007-11-27
Abstract: The said industrial design consists of 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 rear window, a trunk lid, rear fenders, inner and outer rear combination lamps, and a rear bumper; each front fender has a side surface and an upper surface; the supper 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 supper surface of each fender has an adjacent generally V-shaped recess that extends along the upper and angled outer edge of the front combination lamp; the rear end projection has an adjacent rounded recess to conform to the adjacent forward portion of the front door window; a ridge extends rearwardly from the rounded bottom of the generally V-shaped recess to the forward corner of the outer rear combination lamp; a forward portion of the 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 wheel well; a ridge is spaced outwardly from the curved front edge of the side surface of the front fender and generally follows the curvature of the front edge of the side surface;the side surface has a lower portion which has a wide generally L-shape; a 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 central straight line extends the length of the bonnet and a ridge on each side of the bonnet extends from the upper and outer corner of the grill to the adjacent rear corner 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 rearwardly extending bevelled top, bottom and side surfaces with curved corner areas between the bottom and side surfaces; the side surfaces of the central grill area converge downwards towards the bottom surface and meet the bottom surface at the curved lower corner areas; the central recessed grill area has a central generally horizontal rib; the front surface of the bumper above the central recessed grill area curves smoothly outwards and rearwards and merges through curved corner areas into side surfaces of the front bumper; the front surface extends generally vertically upwards above the grill area; the upper edge of the front surface is slightly concave; the front surface has a recessed area on each side of and situated close to the central recessed grill area; each recessed area has rearwardly extending bevelled top, bottom and side surfaces with curved top outer corners; the top surface of each recessed area is situated generally in alignment with the top surface of the central recessed grill area and the bottom surface of the recessed area generally follows the contour of the curved bottom surface of the central recessed grill area; each recessed area has a generally flat inner surface;the grill is situated between the top edge of the front bumper and the front edge of the bonnet; the grill has a forwardly projecting central shield-like area and an outwardly extending central member which extends outwardly and upwards from the shield-like member to the outer edge of the grill; the grill has downwardly converging sides, a downwardly curved lower edge and a curved upper edge which follows the curvature of the front edge of the bonnet; the recessed inner surface of the grill has a diamond-like pattern of openings therein;the front combination lamps are situated on either side of the grill and above the front bumper and adjacent to the front fenders; each front combination lamp has a housing portion and a transparent outer surface; the housing portion has an upper edge, a lower edge and an angled inside edge; the upper edge of the housing portion curves outwards and rearwards from the angled inside edge and the lower edge extends upwards away from a rounded lower inside corner through a straight section and then curves sharply upwards to a rounded corner with the upper edge of the housing portion;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 slightly outwards from side to side and curves outwardly 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 is convex and 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 rounded corners and a rear edge which is convex in plan view and 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 side edges which curve downwards and inwards and merge through rounded lower corner areas into a generally straight lower edge of the trunk lid;the rear surface of the trunk lid has a pair of inner rear combination lamps situated on either side thereof adjacent the downwardly converging side edges of the trunk lid; each inner rear combination lamp has a transparent surface and an inner edge which is angled downwards and inwardly, generally straight upper and lower edges, and an outer edge which follows the contour of the adjacent side edge of the rear surface of the trunk lid; the inner rear combination lamp has a large circular area therein;the rear bumper has a front surface and side surfaces; the front surface has a smooth curved lower surface section which extends outwards and forwards and merges with the side surfaces through smooth curved corner areas; the lower surface section of the front surface extends downwards and slightly forwards and has an elongated inverted U-shaped recessed area which extends most of the width of the rear bumper; the inverted U-shaped recessed area has a curved recess which extends part of the height of the inverted U-shaped recessed area and is situated close to the right end thereof; the front surface has an upper section which curves upwards and forwards and has a broad central U-shaped recessed area which conforms to the lower portion of the trunk lid; the upper section of the front surface has curved surfaces situated on either side of the elongated central U-shaped recessed 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;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 transparent 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 extends outwardly and then curves forward to a rounded corner where the upper edge meets the lower edge of the outer combination lamp; the lower edge curves upwards and outwards and then curves sharply upwards and bends forwards and extends to the rounded corner with the upper edge; the outer rear combination lamp has a large central circular area therein;the rear fenders are situated between the rear edges of the side doors, the side edges of the upper surface of the trunk lid, the forward edges 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 rear wheel well and a side surface having a portion of the ridge which extends from the rear corner of the front combination lamp to the forward corner of the outer rear combination lamp; the side doors have laterally extending upper ridges and laterally extending lower ridges, the upper ridge is a portion of the ridge which extends from the rear corner of the front combination lamp to the forward corner of the outer rear combination lamp; the laterally extending lower ridges are situated close to the lower edges of the doors; the front doors have a shallow depression having a rounded front end adjacent the front edge of the front door and extending across the front door and continuing across the rear door to a rounded rear end of the depression which is spaced forward of the rear edge of the rear door.The stippled lines appearing in the drawings do not form part of the design.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 view thereof;Fig. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;Fig. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;Fig. 5 is a front perspective view from the right side thereof; andFig. 6 is a rear perspective view from the right side thereof.Diagrams of the design are included.