Patent CA-112218-S (CA)
Title: Automobile
Filed: 2005-08-15
Granted: 2007-11-27
Abstract: The said industrial design consists of the shape, configuration and ornamentation of an automobile having front fenders, a 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 projection; a smooth curved inner edge extends downwards from the rear end projection to the pointed front end portion; the curved inner edge 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 that extends along the upper and an outer portion of the lower edge of the front combination lamp; the rear end projection has an adjacent rounded recess to conform to the adjacent forward portion of the front door window; a ridge extends rearwardly from the upper edge of the front combination lamp to the upper edge of the outer rear combination lamp; a forward portion of the ridge generally separates the upper surface and side surface of the front fender; the side surface of each front fender has a large curved front edge which forms a portion of the edge of the front wheel well; a ridge is spaced outwardly from the curved front edge of the side surface of the front fender generally follows the curvature of a portion of the front edge of the side surface and defines a forward portion of a strip which extends along the side of the automobile; 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; a pair of diverging ridges extend from the front edge of the bonnet part way along the length thereof and generally follow the contour of the adjacent side edge of the bonnet; a lateral ridge extends across the front of the bonnet spaced above the front edge thereof and generally following the contour of the front edge of the bonnet;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 rearwardly extending beveled bottom and side surfaces with curved corner areas between the bottom and side surfaces; the side surfaces of the central grill area converge downwards towards the bottom surface and meet the bottom surface at the curved lower corner areas; the central recessed grill area has a central generally horizontal rib; the front surface of the bumper above the central recessed grill area curves smoothly outwards and rearwards and merges through curved corner areas into the side surfaces of the front bumper; the front surface extends generally vertically upwards above the central recessed grill area; the upper edge of the front surface is slightly concave; 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 scalloped side edges in front view; a straight central member extends outwardly and upwards from the shield-like area to the outer edge of the grill; the central member has an upper surface which extends upwardly and rearwards; the grill has downwardly converging sides, a downwardly curved lower edge and a curved upper edge which follows the curvature of the front edge of the bonnet;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 housing portion, a curved transparent front surface, and an inner structure behind the transparent front surface; the housing portion extends around the perimeter of the front surface and has an angled inner edge, an upper edge which is generally straight and has a downwardly curved end portion which merges into an outer rounded corner section, and a lower edge which extends upwardly and outwards through a first straight section and then bends sharply upwards and extends through a short second straight section to the outer rounded corner section; the front surface includes a lower surface area and an upper surface area; the lower surface area is larger than the upper surface area and merges smoothly into the upper surface area; the upper surface area generally follows the contour of the front of the bonnet between the front edge and the lateral ridge of the front bonnet; the inner structure has a larger inner circular area and a smaller outer circular area which can be seen in the lower front surface area of the front combination lamps;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 slightly concave rear edge; the roof curves 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 convex and conforms to the upper edge of the tail gate; the sides of the roof taper gradually inwards from the front edge to the rear edge thereof in plan view; the tail gate has a rear window which is curved from one side to the other in plan view and has curved upper corners and a lower edge which merges into the lower portion of the tail gate; the rear window has straight downwardly diverging side edges which merge into rear side windows of the automobile;the tail gate has a narrow section above the rear window which has a curved upper edge and a generally straight lower edge; the curved upper edge merges into the upper corners of the rear window; the narrow section has a central elongated area therein which extends most of the width of the narrow section and has upper and lower edges which generally follow the contour of the upper and lower edges of the narrow section; the lower portion of the tail gate has generally straight side edges and a generally straight lower edge with curved corners between the side and lower edges of the tail gate; the lower portion has an upper surface area which generally follows the contour of the rear window; a second surface area situated between a pair of inner rear combination lamps, a third surface area extending downwards and slightly outwards across the width of the tail gate beneath the inner rear combination lamps, and a lower surface area situated adjacent the lower edge of the tail gate and having a central recessed area therein with generally triangular side surfaces and rounded lower corners; the inner rear combination lamps are situated adjacent the side edges of the lower portion of the tail gate; each inner rear combination lamp has a housing portion, a translucent lower front surface portion and a translucent upper front surface portion, the lower front surface portion being larger than the upper front surface portion; the housing portion extends around the outer perimeter of the lower and upper front surface portions; the housing portion has an inner edge which is angled downwards and inwardly, generally straight upper and lower edges, and an outer edge which extends along the side edge of the tail gate;the rear bumper 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 smooth curved corner areas; the lower surface section of the front surface extends downwards and slightly forwards and the lower edge thereof has a curved recess situated close to the right side thereof; the front surface has an upper section which curves upwards and forwards and has a broad central recessed area which conforms to the lower portion of the lift gate; the upper section of the front surface has curved surfaces situated on either side of the broad central recessed area, the curved surfaces merging into the upper side surfaces of the rear bumper; the side surfaces of the rear bumper extend forwards on either side of the front surface; 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 and most of the outer rear combination lamps extend along the rear side of the automobile; each outer rear combination lamp has a housing portion and a translucent surface comprising a lower surface area and an upper surface area; the lower surface area is larger than the upper surface area and merges smoothly into the upper surface area; the upper and lower surface areas are generally in alignment with the upper and lower surface areas of the inner rear combination lamps; the upper and lower surface areas have generally flat inwardly angled areas which are situated adjacent the inner rear combination lamps; the flat angled areas merge through sharp bends into curved surfaces which extend forwardly along the sides of the automobile; the housing portion extends around the outer perimeter of the translucent surface; the housing portion has an inside edge, an upper edge and a lower edge; the upper edge has a straight portion that bends downwards adjacent the forward end thereof to a rounded corner and the lower edge curves gradually upwards and outwards a short distance and then bends forwards and extends to a location where it turns sharply upwards and extends through a generally straight section to the rounded corner; the side doors have a laterally extending upper ridge and latera