Patent CA-143730-S (CA)
Title: Automobile
Filed: 2011-12-20
Granted: 2012-08-17
Abstract: The industrial design consists of the shape, configuration and ornamentation of the automobile as shown in the drawings; the automobile presents front fenders, a short 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 roof support areas, rear combination lamps, and a rear bumper; each front fender presents a side surface and a generally straight inner edge which conforms to the adjacent slightly converging side edge of the bonnet; the side surface of each front fender has a large curved lower edge which forms a portion of the rear edge of the front wheel well; a ridge is spaced outwardly from and generally follows the curvature of the lower edge of the front fender; the generally symmetrical short bonnet presents a forwardly curved front edge, a concave rear edge plan view, and generally straight slightly converging side edges from rear to front; the bonnet curves downwards from the rear edge to the front edge thereof; the generally symmetrical front bumper presents side surfaces which merge through curved corner areas into a front surface thereof; the front surface of the front bumper presents a lower recessed grill area therein; the lower recessed grill area presents spaced-apart horizontally extending ribs and spaced-apart vertically extending ribs; the lower grill area presents curved lower corners and upwardly diverging sides; the front surface of the bumper above the lower recessed grill area presents an elongated recessed rectangular area with inwardly converging side surfaces and generally flat inner surface divided into similar rectangular areas; the upper edge of the front bumper presents a central lower straight section with outwardly angled side edges which merge into the outer and upper edges of the front bumper; each side surface of the front bumper presents a curved rear edge which forms the front edge of the front wheel well; each side surface also presents a ridge which is spaced outwardly from and generally follows the curvature of the curved rear edge of the side surface of the front fender and is a continuation of the ridge on each front fender; a generally symmetrical grill is situated between the upper edge of the front bumper and the curved front edge of the bonnet and extends between the inner edges of the front combination lamps; the grill presents a central shield-like area having rounded corners and a series of straight generally identical wide rib-like members with outwards and rearwards angled end surfaces; each rib-like member extends generally horizontally outwards above, below and on either side of the shield-like area to the outer edge of the grill; the front combination lamps are situated on either side of the grill and above the front bumper and adjacent to the front fender; each front combination lamp presents a curved transparent front surface and an inner structure behind the transparent front surface; the front combination lamps have generally straight upper and lower edges, and slightly angled inner and outer edges; the windshield presents 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 concave rear edge in plan view; the sides of the windshield merge into transparent flat side window sections each of which presents a generally quadrilateral shape and each is situated ahead of the front doors of the automobile; the roof curves slightly upwards from side to side and slightly upwards 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 generally straight and conforms to the upper edge of the tail gate; the tail gate presents a rear window which is generally flat and is slightly angled downwards and outwards and merges into the lower portion of the tail gate; the rear window presents generally straight downwardly diverging side edges which merge into rear side edges of the rear roof supports; the lower portion of the tail gate presents downwards and inwards curved side edges and a generally straight lower edge with curved corner areas between the side edges and the lower edge of the tail gate; the lower portion of the tail gate presents an upper edge which generally follows the contour of the rear window and first and second adjacent ridges which extend the width of the lower portion of the tail gate; the rear combination lamps are vertically elongated and are situated adjacent the side edges of the upper half of the lower portion of the tail gate; each rear combination lamp presents a straight forward edge, a curved inside edge which conforms to the adjacent side edge of the lower portion of the tail gate, an angled upper edge portion and a straight lower edge; each rear combination lamp presents a translucent outer surface which curves outwards and forwards away from the curved inside edge to the outside edge thereof; each rear combination lamp presents vertically aligned inner structural sections, each section presenting straight upper and lower edges, a generally vertical outer edge, and angled outer corner areas; the rear bumper is situated beneath the tail gate and presents an upper edge which follows the contour of the lower edge of the tail gate; the rear roof support areas extend from the roof to the curved rear wheel wells and from the rear edges of the rear side doors to the outer edges of the tail gate; the rear roof support areas are generally flat and are slightly angled outwards and downwards; the rear roof support areas also present transparent window areas with generally straight front and rear edges, a straight upper edge, a downwards and forwards angled lower edge, and a curved lower rear corner; the lower portion of the rear support area presents a curved lower edge which follows the contour of the rear wheel well and also presents a curved ridge which is curved lower edge and generally follows the contour thereof; front and rear driver and passenger side doors are generally flat with door handle areas situated adjacent each other within an oblong area which overlaps the two doors.Representations of the design are shown in the figures wherein:Fig. 1 is a right front perspective view of the design of an automobile;Fig. 2 is a right rear perspective view thereof;Fig. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;Fig. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof; andFig. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof.The stippled lines in the drawings do not form part of the present design.Diagrams of the design are included.