Patent CA-115344-S (CA)
Title: Automobile
Filed: 2006-04-05
Granted: 2007-06-05
Abstract: The said industrial design consist of the shape, configuration and ornamentation of an automobile having 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 fenders, rear combination lamps, and a rear bumper;each front fender has a side surface and an upper surface; the upper surface has a pointed front end portion and a rear end portion; the curved inner edge of each fender conforms to the adjacent slightly 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 which is situated adjacent a rear portion of the upper edge and the angled outside edge of the front combination lamp; the rear end of each fender conforms to the adjacent lower edge of the windshield and roof support; the side surface of each front fender has a large curved lower forward edge which forms a portion of the edge of the front wheel well; a ridge is spaced outwardly from and generally follows the curvature of the lower forward edge of the side surface of the front fender;the generally symmetrical short bonnet has a generally straight front edge, a concave rear edge in plan view, and slightly converging sides from rear to front; the bonnet curves edge in plan view, and slightly converging sides from rear to front; the bonnet curves downwards from the rear edge to the front edge thereof;the generally symmetrical front bumper has side surfaces and a front surface having a central recessed grill area therein; the central recessed grill area has spaced-apart horizontally extending generally identical ribs; the side edges of the central grill area are generally vertical and merge through rounded corners into the top horizontal edge of the central grill area; the front surface of the bumper above the central recessed grill area and on either side of the recessed grill area curves smoothly outwards and rearwards and merges through curves corner areas into the side surfaces of the front bumper; the side surfaces of the front bumper have curved rear edges which form the front edges of the front wheel well;a generally symmetrical grill is situated between the upper edge of the front bumper and the front edge of the bonnet and extends between the inner edges of the front combination lamps; the grill has a forwardly projecting central shield-like area having rounded corners; a pair of straight central members extend generally horizontally outwards from 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 has a curved transparent front surface and an inner structure behind the transparent front surface; the front combination lamps have upper and lower edges, and angled inner and outer edges; the outer edges merge through acute angled rounded corners into the lower edges of the front combination lamps; the lower edge of each front combination lamp curves upwards and outwards and merges into a curved lower outer corner which in turn merges into the angled outer edge of the front combination lamp;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 rear edge to the front edge thereof, and a concave rear edge plan view;the roof curves slightly outwardly from side to side and slightly outwards 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 sides of the roof taper gradually inwards from the forward edge to the rear edge thereof in plan view;the tail gate has a rear window which is generally flat and is angled downwards and outwards and merges into the lower portion of the tail gate; the rear window has straight downwardly diverging side edges which merge into rear side edges of the rear roof supports; the lower portion of the tail gate has generally straight side edges and a generally straight lower edge with curved corners between the side edges and the lower edge of the tail gate; the lower portion has an upper edge which generally follows the contour of the rear window and narrow first and second adjacent areas which extend the width of the lower portion of the tail gate; the second area has a central area having upwardly converging sides and rounded upper corners, the central area protruding upwards into the first area; the lower portion of the tail gate has a recessed area with downwardly converging sides adjacent to the lower edge of the second area, the recessed area having a downwardly and outwards angled inner surface and rounded lower corners; the rear combination lamps are situated adjacent the side edges of the lower portion of the rear window and lower portion of the tail gate; each rear combination lamp has an upper edge, a lower edge, a generally straight inside edge and a downwards and rearwards angled outside edge; each rear combination lamp curves forwards and outwards away from the inside edge to the outside edge thereof; each rear combination lamp has a translucent upper area adjacent the lower end of the rear window; the upper translucent area has a lower edge which generally follows the contour of the upper edge of the rear combination lamp and has a rounded upper and outer corner; a first transparent area extends downwards from the lower edge of the upper translucent area to the upper edge of a lower translucent area; the first transparent area is aligned with the first area of the lower portion of the tail gate; beneath the first transparent area is a lower translucent area which is aligned with the second area of the lower portion of the tail gate; the lower translucent area is slightly raised and has an angled outside edge which generally follows the contour of the outside edge of the rear combination lamp and is spaced apart from the outside edge of the rear combination lamp; the second translucent area has rounded outside corners; beneath the lower translucent area is a second transparent area;the rear bumper has a smooth downwards and outwardly curved front surface and side surfaces; the curved side surfaces generally follow the contour of the rear wheel wells; a first lower ridge is spaced above the lower edges of the front and rear doors and is angled slightly upwards along the length of the front and rear doors; a second lower ridge is spaced above and diverges away from the first lower ridge along the length of the front and rear doors;the front doors have straight side edges and the rear doors have straight front edges which conform to the rear side edges of the front doors; each rear doors has a straight upper rear edge which merge into a forwardly curved edge which follows the contour of the rear wheel well and is spaced forwards of the rear wheel well;a strip of generally constant width extends along the lower side edges of the automobile beneath the front and rear doors and around the rear wheel well and then merges into the side surface of the rear bumper;the rear fender is situated beneath the rear side window which extends rearwards from the rear door; the rear side window has straight upper and lower edges, a straight forward edge and a slightly curved rear edge.Representation of the design are shown in the figures wherein:Fig. 1 is a right side elevation view of the design of an automobile;Fig. 2 is a top view thereof;Fig. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;Fig. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;Fig. 5 is a front perspective view from the right side thereof; andFig. 6 is a rear perspective view from the right side thereof.Diagrams of the design are included.