Patent CA-114077-S (CA)
Title: Automobile
Filed: 2006-01-03
Granted: 2007-07-26
Abstract: The said industrial design consists the shape, configuration and ornamentation of an automobile having a generally symmetrical bonnet, a grill, an outer grill structure, a front bumper, front combination lamps, front fenders, a windshield, a roof, front and rear driver and passenger side doors, a lift gate, rear fenders, rear combination lamps, and a rear bumper;the bonnet has curved forwardly converging sides, a slightly convex curved front edge and a concave curved rear edge with angled corner areas; 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; the bonnet curves gently downwards away from a centerline of the bonnet toward the side edges of the bonnet and then curves more steeply downwards close to the side edges of the bonnet; the front edge of the bonnet is situated adjacent the top edge of the grill;the grill is generally symmetrical and has a forwardly projecting central area and a pair of outwardly extending members which merge into the side and top surfaces of the projecting central area; the central area has rounded corners, a slightly outwardly curved top surface, and side surfaces which converge slightly downwards; the outwardly extending members curve slightly rearwards away from the central area;the outer grill structure has a generally U-shaped configuration and has end areas situated one either side of the grill; the end areas have upwardly and outwardly extending inside and outside edges in elevation view; inner and outer lower corners of the generally U-shaped grill are rounded; the front bumper has an upper front section and a lower front bumper section; the upper edge of the lower front bumper section is situated adjacent the lower edge of the upper front bumper section;the upper front bumper section is generally symmetrical and has a front surface, side surfaces, a lower edge, and an upper edge; the upper front bumper section has smooth curved corner areas between the front surface and the side surfaces; the upper front bumper section has a narrow central area and a ridge which extends the length of the upper front bumper section and separates the front surface and side surfaces into lower sections and upper sections; the ridge is generally horizontal over most of its length and curves upwards in the side surfaces and extends upwardly and rearwards through slightly curved sections which follow the curvature of the front wheel wells to the ends of the upper front bumper section; the ridges then extend along the side surfaces of the front fenders and are spaced outwardly from the front wheel wells; the lower edge of the upper front bumper section has a central horizontal section which is spaced close to the ridge over most of its length before being downwards and outwards close to the side surfaces through straight sections which then curve into short generally horizontal sections in the side surfaces and extend to the ends of the upper front bumper section; the upper edge of the upper front bumper section has a central horizontal section which is spaced close to the ridge over most of its length before curving upwards and outwards and then bending into straight sections which are situated adjacent to the lower edges of the front combination lamps; the upper edge then bends downwards and rearwards to the ends of the upper front bumper section;the lower front bumper section is generally symmetrical and curves rearwards away from a central plane of the lower front bumper section; the lower front bumper section has a front side surface, side surfaces, a lower edge, an upper edge, and a lateral ridge; the front surface merges into the side surfaces through smooth curved areas; the lateral ridge extends along the front and side surfaces of the lower front bumper section and generally follows the contour of the upper edge of the lower front bumper section; the lateral ridge separates a lower section and an upper section of the front and side surfaces; the upper edge of the lower front bumper section has a central generally horizontal portion opposite ends of which merge through downwardly and outwardly curved stepped portions into outer horizontal portions of the upper edge which extend along the side surfaces to the upper corners of the lower front bumper section; the upper section of the front surface is generally vertical and has a pair of recessed circular areas therein which are situated inwardly from the downwardly and outwardly curved stepped portions of the upper edge of the lower front bumper section; the recessed circular areas have spaced-apart generally parallel ridges which extend most of the width of the recessed circular area; the lower section of the front surface slopes downwards and rearwards from the central generally horizontal portion of the lateral ridge; the downwards and rearwards sloped area of the lower section merges through smooth curved transition areas into the side surfaces of the lower front bumper section; the lower edge of the lower front bumper section has an elongated inverted shallow U-shaped recessed area which extends most of the width of the lower section of the front surface, the ends of the U-shaped recessed area are generally aligned with the circular recessed areas; the lower edge of the lower front bumper section curves slightly upwards and outwards in front view away from the ends of the inverted shallow U-shaped recessed area; a first pair of identical protuberances having generally flat outer surfaces and generally parallel sides and curved upper and lower ends extend part-way along the upper section of the front surface and continue along the sloped lower section of the front surface of the lower front bumper section; the first pair of protuberances are situated adjacent the ends of the central horizontal portion of the lateral ridge; a second pair of generally identical protuberances having generally flat outer surfaces and generally parallel sides and curved upper ends extend part-way along the upper section of the front surface of the lower front bumper section; the second pair of protuberances are situated between the first pair of protuberances and are generally identical to the portions of the first pair of protuberances that extend part-way along the upper section of the front surface of the lower front bumper section; the four protuberances are spaced generally equally apart; the pair of front combination lamps have sloped inner edges which are situated along the curved forwardly converging sides of the bonnet; each front combination lamp has a transparent outer surface and an inner structure situated behind the transparent outer surface; the transparent surface of each lamp has an angled outer edge and a lower edge having a rounded intermediate step portion; the lower edge of each front combination lamp is situated adjacent the outer straight section of the upper edge of the upper front bumper section; each lamp also has an upper edge which extends slightly downwards and inwards from a small rounded corner where the upper edge meets the angled outer edge; the upper edge then bends downwards and inwards through a smooth curved section and extends through a straight section to a lower inner corner of the transparent surface;the inner structure has a generally partial cylindrical member situated adjacent to and to the rear of the inner corner of the transparent surface; the generally partial cylindrical member extends rearwards and merges into the inside surface of the lamp;a generally annular member larger than the partial cylindrical member is situated immediately adjacent to and toward the rear of the partial cylindrical member; the front surface of the annular member has a series of generally equally spaced-apart lines thereon which are only interrupted by a pair of small centrally-located concentric circles;the generally straight edge of the upper surface of each front fender is situated adjacent the side edge of the bonnet and a slightly curved forward edge of the side surface of each front fender is situated adjacent the angled outer edge of each front combination lamp; each front fender has a side surface and an upper surface, the upper surface having a short pointed front end portion and a rear end projection; a curved inner edge of the upper surface extends downwards from the rear end projection along the lower side of the windshield and merges into a generally straight edge situated adjacent the side edge of the bonnet; the pointed front end portion has an adjacent generally V-shaped recess having a rounded bottom; the rear end projection has a generally straight rear edge and an adjacent rounded recess which is situated adjacent the lower front corner of the front door window; 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 from the side surface of each fender; the side surface of each fender has a large curved front edge and a ridge that is spaced outwardly from the curved front edge and follows the curvature of the front edge of the side surface; the side surface is curved slightly outwards in end view and extends downwardly to a narrow lower portion of the fender;the windshield 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 slightly convex and conforms to the upper edge of the rear gate; the sides of the roof taper gradually inwards from the front edge to the rear edge thereof in plan view; the r