Patent CA-111923-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 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; the rear end projection has 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 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 andfollows 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 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 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 recessed grill area; 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 spaced-apart members separate the headlights from the grill; the central recessed grill area has rearwardly extending narrow top, bottom and side surfaces and rounded corners between the 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 horizontal generally equally spaced-apart ribs which are interrupted by the lower portion of a rectangular license plate holder; 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 recessed grill area to the top surface of the front bumper; the front surface has a recessed area on either side of and situated close to the central recessed grill area, each recessed area having rearwardly extending narrow top, bottom and side surfaces with rounded corners between the top, 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 recessed grill area; 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 recessed 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 fenders; 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 slightly concave rear edge to the front edge thereof; 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 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 separating the upper surface and the rear surface; the rear surface has a pair of inner rear combination lamps situated on either side thereof adjacentthe downwardly 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 of the lamp to the inner edge; the lower edge has a generally straight front portion beneath the front surface; the inner rear 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 rounded corners; 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 of 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 projectionportion having curved upper, lower and side surfaces and rounded corners; the central projection portion has side surfaces which merge into central members; 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 whichextend 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 continuation of the ridge separating the upper and side surfaces of the front fenders 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 fenders 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.The portion of the drawings shown in stippled lines does not form part of the design.Diagrams of the design are shown in the figures wherein:Fig. 1 is a ride side elevation view of the design of an automobile;Fig. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;Fig. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;Fig. 4 is a top view thereof; andFig. 5 is a front perspective view from the right side thereof.Diagrams of the design are included.