Patent CA-112217-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 front bumper, front combination lamps, a windshield, a roof, side doors; a rear window, a trunk lid, inner and outer 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 curved side edge of the bonnet; the pointed front end portion of the upper surface of each fender has an adjacent generally elongated V-shaped recess that extends along portions of the upper and lower edges of the front combination lamp; the rear end projection has an adjacent rounded recess to conform to the adjacent forward portion of the door window;a line curves upwardly and rearwards from adjacent the rear corner of the front combination lamp and curves around and follows the contour of the curved lower edge of the front fender and then extends through a straight section across the door to the forward edge of the door handle area and continues from the rear edge of the door handle area to the forward corner of the outer rear combination lamp; the side surface of each front fender has a large curved front edge which forms a portion of the edge of the wheel well; the side surface of each front fender has a lower portion which has a wide generally L-shape; the generally symmetrical bonnet has curved forwardly converging curved sides, a convex curved front edge and a concave curved rear edge in plan view; the bonnet curves downwards from the rear edge to the front edge of the bonnet; a central raised area having side edges that generally follow the contour of the side edges of the bonnet extends the length of the bonnet; the height of the raised area decreased from the rear edge to 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 top and side surfaces with curved corners between the top and side surfaces and rounded lower corner areas; the side surfaces of the central grill area diverge downwards towards the bottom surface and meet the bottom surface at the rounded lower corner areas; the central recessed grill area has a curved surface having a pattern of honeycomb-like openings therein; 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 curves upwards and rearwards above the central recessed grill area; the upper edge of the front surface has short straight central section which merges into upwardly and outwardly extending generally straight sections which then curve upwards around the outer rear ends of the front combination lamps; the front surface has a generally triangular recessed area with rounded corners on each side of and spaced outwardly from the central recessed grill area; each recessed area has a transparent surface and has a top edge which is situated generally in alignment with the top edge of the central recessed grill area and a sloped inner edge; the sloped inner edges of the generally triangular recessed areas are generally parallel to the adjacent side edges of the central recessed grill area; a central shield-like area is situated between the upper edge of the front surface of the front bumper and the front edge of the bonnet; the shield-like area has side edges that follow the contour of the side edges of the central raised area of the bonnet; a pair of generally flat areas are situated on either side of the shield-like area and they merge into the inner edges of the front combination lamps;the front combination lamps are situated between the front bumper and the front edge of the bonnet and the front edge of the upper surface of the front fenders; the front combination lamps have a housing portion and a transparent front surface; the housing portion has an angled inner edge, an upper edge which curves upwardly and outwards, and a lower edge which curves upwardly and outwards and then curves steeply upwards and outwards to a corner area with the upper edge; 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 in plan view; the roof curves slightly outwards from side to side and curves outwardly 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 andconforms to the front edge of the rear window; the rear window is curved from one side to the other and has curved upper corners and a rear edge which is convex in plan view and conforms to the forward edge of the trunk lid; the trunk lid has a narrow upper surface which merges through a sharp corner into a downwardly extending rear surface; the rear surface has side edges which curve downwards and inwards and merge into a generally straight lower edge of the trunk lid; the rear surface of the trunk lid has a pair of inner rear combination lamps situated on either side thereof adjacent the downwardly converging side edges of the trunk lid; each inner rear combination lamp has a transparent surface and an inner edge which is angled downwards and inwardly, generally straight upper and lower edges, and an outer edge which follows the contour of the adjacent side edge of the rear surface of the trunk lid; the inner rear combination lamp has a slightly curved front surface which is inclined slightly forwards; the rear bumper has a front surface and side surfaces; the front surface has a smooth curved narrow upper 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 has a recessed area having a curved elongated surface having generally straight upper and lower edges and a pattern of honeycomb-like openings therein similar in appearance to the central recessed grill area of the front bumper; a pair of triangular areas having rounded corners are situated on either side of the curved recessed area of the rear bumper; the front surface of the rear bumper has an upper section which curves upwards and forwards and has an elongated central U-shaped recessed area therein which conforms to the lower portion of the trunk lid; 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; each outer rear combination lamp has a housing portion and a front transparent surface which merges through a straight edge into a forwardly extending outside transparent surface; the housing portion has an angled inner edge which conforms to the outer edge of the inner rear combination lamp, an upper edge which curves forwards to a rounded end, and a lower edge which curves gradually upwards and outwards and then forwards as its tapers to the rounded forward end; the side door has a laterally extending upper ridge and a laterally extending lower ridge; the upper ridge is a portion of the ridge which extends from adjacent the front combination lamp to the forward corner of the outer rear combination lamp; the laterally extending lower ridge is situated part way up the height of the door; the rear side of the car has a first panel which extends downwardly from the roof between the rear side window and the rear window of the automobile to the line extending from adjacent the front combination lamp to the forward corner of the outer rear combination lamp; the first panel then continues downwards to a curved lower edge which forms an upper portion of the rear wheel well; a second panel extends rearwardly from the rear edge of the door and follows the general contour of the door; the second panel has a curved lower rear edge which forms a forward portion of the rear wheel well.The stippled lines appearing in the drawings do not form part of the design.Representations 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.