Patent CA-124521-S (CA)
Title: Automobile
Filed: 2008-02-08
Granted: 2008-10-21
Abstract: The said industrial design consists of the shape, configuration and ornamentation of an automobile as shown in the drawings; the most significant features of the design are the shape, configuration and ornamentation of the front bumper, the front combination lamps, the rear combination lamps and the rear bumper; the generally symmetrical front bumper has side surfaces and a front surface having a central grill area therein; the central grill area has rearwardly angled top, bottom and side surfaces and rounded corner areas; the grill area also has recessed surfaces extending part way across the central grill area from the sides thereof; a lateral rib extends across the central grill area and merges into the recessed surfaces; a series of spaced-apart generally vertical ribs are situated across the grill area; the side surfaces of the central grill area converge upwards, the bottom surface is curved downwards in front view, and the top surface is generally horizontal; the bottom edge of the front bumper has a beveled surface; the front surface of the front bumper above the grill area is generally vertical and merges through curved corner areas into the side surfaces and also merges into an upwards and inwards curved upper surface of the front bumper; the curved upper surface has a pair of spaced-apart outwardly angled projecting members extending upwards therefrom; outside the angled projecting members, the curved upper surface has upper edges which slope upwards and curve rearwards to conform to the lower edges of the front combination lamps; the side surfaces of the front bumper have concave curved rear edges in side view; the rear bumper has a front surface and side surfaces; the front surface has a lower surface section which curves outwards and forwards and merges with the side surfaces through smooth curved corner areas; the side surfaces have concave curved forward edges in side view; the bottom of the lower surface section 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 equally spaced-apart generally identical raised areas on the front and lower surfaces thereof; the lower surface section of the front surface merges through an upwards and rearwards curved transition area into an upper front surface section of the rear bumper which has a wide central U-shaped open area therein having a horizontal bottom edge with rounded corners which merge into side edges of the open area; the side edges diverge outwards and merge into outwardly and upwards and forwards curved upper edges which conform to the lower edges of the rear combination lamps; the front combination lamps have a transparent front surface and a generally triangular configuration with rounded corners with a convex upper edge, an angled outer edge adjacent the front fender, and a lower edge which conforms to the upper and outer edge of the front bumper; the interior structure of the front combination lamp is situated to the rear of the transparent surface; the interior structure presents a large central irregular circular configuration in front view; the rear combination lamps are situated on either side of the rear lift gate and below the rear lift gate window; the rear combination lamps have a transparent front surface, a smooth outwards and upwards convex curved lower edge in side view, a straight inner edge in rear view, and an angled upper and outer edge which merges into a short straight angled section in side view; each rear combination lamp has a horizontal line part way along the height of the lamp and an outwardly angled straight line extending from the horizontal line to the upper edge of the lamp.Diagrams of the design are included.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 view thereof; andFig. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof.The stippled lines in the drawings do not form part of the design.