Patent CA-136064-S (CA)
Title: Automobile
Filed: 2010-06-23
Granted: 2011-01-28
Abstract: The said industrial design consists the shape, configuration and ornamentation of the generally symmetrical automobile as shown in the drawings; the most novel and distinctive features of the automobile are the hood, the front bumper, the front fenders, the front combination lamps, the side doors and rear sides of the automobile, the roof, the rear window, the rear lift gate, the rear bumper and the rear combination lamps; the hood presents straight outside edges and a central area which curves downwards and forwards from a concave curved rear edge of the hood to the convex curved front edge thereof; the central area of the hood also presents converging side edges in plan view; the automobile presents front combination lamps each having a somewhat domed transparent front surface and each presents a downwards and inwards inclined teardrop-like shape in perspective view;the automobile also presents a generally symmetrical front bumper having side surfaces and a front surface, the front bumper being outwardly curved in plan view; the front bumper presents a broad inverted generally U-shaped recessed area having outwardly and downwards sloped side surfaces, the recessed area being situated along of lower front portion of the front bumper; the recessed area presents a raised central narrow laterally extending member with tapered ends which extends most of the width of the recessed area; the recessed area of the front bumper also presents a central open area therein behind the laterally extending member; the ends of the open area curve upwards and outwards in front view;the automobile also presents a central recessed area situated between the upper edge of the front surface of the front bumper and the front edge of the hood; the recessed area presents downwards and inwards sloped side surfaces that continue the contour of the central area of the hood and merge into a lower surface of the central recessed area that slopes upwards and rearwards from the upper edge of the front bumper; the recessed area also presents a shield-like central area on the front surface thereof;the automobile also presents a pair of front fenders each having a side portion and an upper portion; the upper portion extends rearwards from the rear end of the adjacent front combination lamp and presents a somewhat bent configuration along its length; the side portion of the front fender curves slightly outwards away from the upper portion of the front fender to the wheel well;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 curved rear edge of the windshield while the rear edge of the roof is generally straight in top view and conforms to the upper edge of the rear lift gate;the rear window is situated within the rear lift gate and is curved from one side to the other and presents smoothly curved upper and lower corner areas, a straight lower edge, angled side edges, and a slightly upwardly curved upper edge in rear view;the rear lift gate presents pronounced outwardly curved side edges, a straight lower edge, and a slightly upwardly curved upper edge in rear view;the rear bumper presents side surfaces and a generally flat rear surface having an upper recessed area therein; the upper recessed area presents generally straight upper and lower edges, upwards and outwards angled side edges, and rounded corner areas in rear view; the rear bumper also presents a lower broad inverted generally U-shaped recessed area which generally follows the shape of the lower recessed area of the front bumper; the recessed area of the rear bumper presents outwardly and downwards sloped side surfaces, the recessed area being situated along of lower portion of the rear bumper; the lower recessed area also presents a central outwardly tapered laterally extending elongated area with sharply tapered ends which extends most of the width of the lower recessed area of the rear bumper;a pair of rear combination lamps extend from the curved lower outer edge of the rear lift gate and part way along the rear side surface of the automobile; each rear combination lamp presents a transparent surface which is generally wedge-like in rear view with a downwards and outwards angled straight upper edge, a straight generally horizontal lower edge, and a curved inner edge conforming to the lower side edge of the lift gate in rear view; each rear combination lamp presents an arrowhead-like shape in side view which extends along the rear side surface of the automobile;each side door presents a laterally extending upwards and rearwards inclined upper ridge area close to the lower edge of the door window which continues upwards and rearwards along the rear side surface of the automobile to adjacent the rear corner of the generally triangular rear side window of the automobile; the side door also presents an upwards and rearwards extending lower ridge which continues along the rear side surface of the automobile to the rear wheel well.The stipples lines in the drawings do not form part of the present design.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.Diagrams of the design are included.