Patent CA-111921-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 curved 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 and follows 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 front surface having a central recessed grill area therein, a pair of side surfaces on either side of the front surface, and smooth curved corners areas between the front surface and the side surfaces; the central recessed grill area has rearwardly extending narrow top, bottom and side surfaces and rounded corners between the top and side surfaces; the side surfaces diverge downwards towards the bottom surface and meet the bottom surface at lower corner areas; the central recessed grill area has a horizontal rib with elongated openings above and below the horizontal rib; the front surface of the bumper above the grill area curves smoothly outwards and rearwards and merges into the side surfaces of the front bumper; the front surface extends upwards and rearwards above the central recessed grill area; the upper edge of the front surface is slightly concave and a ridge extends across the front surface on either side of the central recessed grill area and then along the side surfaces to the rear curved edges of the side surfaces; the front surface beneath the central recessed grill area has a generally bevelled bottom edge which extends the width of the bottom surface of the central recessed grill area; the front bumper has a central rectangular license plate area thereon; the grill has a generally symmetrical front surface having a rearwardly inclined central projection portion which is generally square with rounded corners; the grill has a pair of side members extending outwardly from the upper half of the central projection portion; the headlights are situated on either side of the grill and between the front bumper and the front fenders; each headlight has a large circular area adjacent the inner edge thereof; 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 and a pair of generally straight side edges which diverge slightly in plan view from a slightly concave rear edge to the front edge of the bonnet; 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 thereof; the rear surface has a pair of inner rear combination lamps situated on either side thereof adjacent downwardly converging side edges of the trunk lid; each inner rear combination lamp has a outer edge which curves downwards and inwardly, an upper edge which is generally straight and then curves downwards and merges into a generally straight inner side edge which extends downwards and inwards to a corner where the inner side edges meets the lower edge of the combination lamp; the lower edge has a generally straight portion beneath the inner half of the front surface of the lamp and then curves downwards and merges into a generally straight lower edge section which extends downwards and outwards to a pointed area where the lower edge meets the outer edge of the combination lamp; the rear bumper has a front surface and a pair of side surfaces; the front surface has a smooth curved lower 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 downwards and slightly forwards and 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 a circular recess therein which is situated close to the right end thereof; the front surface has an upper section which curves upwards and rearwards and has an elongated central U-shaped recessed area having bottom and side edges with rounded corners between the bottom and side edges; the U-shaped recessed area conforms to the converging curved sides and lower edge of the lower portion of the trunk lid; the upper section of the front surface has curved surfaces situated on either side of the elongated central U-shaped recessed area, the curved surfaces merging into the upper side surfaces of the rear bumper; the side surfaces extend forwards on either side of the front surface and each side surface has a curved front edge; each side surface has a central ridge which widens from adjacent the curved corner area to the front curved edge of the side 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 curved surfaces situated on either side of the elongated central U-shaped recessed area of 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; the upper edge of each outer rear combination lamp curves gradually downwards across the front surface and then extends 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 oblong area adjacent the lower edge thereof; the large oblong area has a smaller oblong area within and adjacent to the inner end 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 then 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 then 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 edges of the outer portions 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 right 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.