Patent CA-121106-S (CA)
Title: Automobile
Filed: 2007-06-20
Granted: 2008-10-08
Abstract: The said industrial design consists of the features of shape, configuration and ornamentation of an automobile as shown in the drawings; the automobile has a pair of front fenders, a bonnet, an upper and a lower radiator grill, a front bumper, headlights, a windshield, two front doors and two rear doors with windows, a roof, a rear window, a luggage compartment lid, rear fenders, rear combination lamps, and a rear bumper;each front fender has a side surface and an upper surface; the upper surface has a narrow 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 of each front fender 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; a ridge extends rearwards from close to 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 front fender; the side surface of each front 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 narrows gradually downwards between the front edge thereof and the forward edge of the front door;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;the generally symmetrical front bumper has a front surface and side surfaces; the front surface curves smoothly outwards and rearwards and merges into the side surfaces through curved corner areas; the front bumper has upper spaced-apart outwardly angled members having flat surfaces which are situated between the outer edges of the upper radiator grill and the adjacent inner edges of the headlights; the front surface has a lower radiator grill therein; the lower radiator grill is elongated generally horizontally, has rounded corners, and has a horizontal rib and generally equally spaced-apart vertical ribs; the front surface has a recessed area for a fog light on each side of and situatedclose to the lower grill area; each recessed area has a generally trapezoidal configuration in front view and has inner side surfaces which meet at an obtuse angle and a bottom surface; the upper edge of each recessed area is generally in alignment with the top of the lower grill area and the bottom edge of the recessed area is slightly above the bottom of the lower grill area; a line extends downwards from adjacent an outside edge of an upper spaced-apart member to the inner edge of the recessed area; a pair of generally flat surface areas of the front surface of the front bumper separate the recessed areas and the lower grill area; the front surface below the lower grill area has a lowerelongated inverted generally U-shaped recessed area with angled side surfaces, the recessed area extending most of the width of the front surface; the side surfaces of the bumper extend rearwards on either side of the front surface; each side surface has a concave curved rear edge which forms part of the front wheel well and each side surface a curved ridge area which is spaced above and generally follows the contour of the curved rear edge of the side surface; the upper radiator grill has a generally irregular hexagonal shape narrowing in a downward direction and has three laterally extending spaced-apart ribs which are bowed slightly downwards and are interrupted by a central shield-like area; the headlights are situated on either side of the upper radiator grill and each headlight has a quadrangular contour;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 slightly concave upper edge to the lower front edge thereof; the roof curves inwardly between the front and rear edges thereof; the front edge conforms to the upper edge of the windshield while the rear edge of the roof conforms to the front edge of the rear window; the rear window is curved from one side to the other and has a lower edge which conforms the forward edge of the baggage compartment lid; the baggage compartment lid has a smooth curved upper surface and a downwardly extending rear surface with an upper corner area separating the upper and rear surfaces thereof; the baggage compartment lid has downwardly and inwardly curved side edges which merge into a generally straight lower edge in elevation view;a pair of rear combination lamps are situated on either side of the baggage compartment lid; each rear combination lamp has a generally polygonal contour with an inner edge which is angled downwards and inwardly and an upper edge which is angled slightly downwards and inwards; the rear bumper is generally symmetrical and 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 curved corner areas; the lower surface section of the front surface extends generally vertically downwards and has a lower elongated inverted generally U-shaped recessed area with a curved inner surface which extends most of the width of the rear bumper; the inverted generally U-shaped recessed area has a curved recess which extends part of the height of the inverted generally U-shaped recessed area and is situated close to the right end thereof in rear view; the front surface has an upper section which has an elongated upper generally U-shaped recessed area which conforms to the lower end of the baggage compartment lid; the upper portion of the outer section of each side of the front surface has a curved contoured area which extends outwards to near the ends of the rear bumper; the ends of the rear bumper have concave curved edges which form partof the rear wheel well; the upper side surfaces of the rear bumper merge smoothly into the rear fenders; the rear fenders are situated between the curved upper rear edges of the rear doors, the side edges of the upper surface of the baggage compartment lid, the outer edge of the 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 has 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;the front and rear doors and rear fender on each side of the automobile have a continuous laterally extending rectilinear groove which extends from adjacent the forward upper corner of the rear combination lamp to the side section of the front fender of the automobile;The stippled lines 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 front perspective view of the design of an automobile;Fig. 2 is a right rear perspective view thereof;Fig. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof;Fig. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;Fig. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof; andFig. 6 is a top plan view thereof.Diagrams of the design are included.