Side skirt for automobile

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1079577
  • Patent Number
    D1,079,577
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, October 31, 2023
    a year ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, June 17, 2025
    a month ago
  • Inventors
    • Horiuchi; Osamu
    • Morita; Mitsunori
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Kukella; Joseph
    • Amerson; Lavon M.
    Agents
    • Global IP Counselors, LLP
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D12 89- 92
    • D12 162
    • D12 172
    • D12 181
    • D12 184
    • D12 190
    • D12 203
    • D12 314
    • D12 406
    • D12 412
    • D12 414
    • D12 416
    • D06 513-514
    • CPC
    • B62D65/04
    • B62D25/10
    • B62D35/007
    • B62D35/00
    • B62D35/02
    • E01F9/662
  • International Classifications
    • 1208
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a side skirt for an automobile in accordance with a first embodiment of our new design;



FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;



FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;



FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;



FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;



FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;



FIG. 7 is a left side perspective view thereof; and,



FIG. 8 is a right side perspective view thereof.


The lighter grey portions are for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portions of the side skirt for an automobile that form no part of the claimed design. The broken line indicates the boundary of the claimed design and forms no part of the claimed design.


The side skirt is configured to be mounted to an automobile. The mounting structure and support structure of the side skirt, shown with the lighter gray portions in FIGS. 1 to 8, form no part of the claimed design since the mounting structure and support structure are hidden when the side skirt is mounted to the automobile.


In addition, the appearance of the rear side structures and inside structures of the side skirt as shown with the lighter gray portions in FIGS. 1 to 8 is for purpose of illustrating the boundaries of the exterior surface of the outside of the side skirt, and forms no part of the claimed design.


A second embodiment of our new design includes the mirror image of the side skirt shown in FIGS. 1 to 8.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a side skirt for an automobile as shown and described.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
2023-016276 D Aug 2023 JP national
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