Side skirt for automobile

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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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1079577
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 2023
Date of Patent: Jun 17, 2025
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Yokohama)
Inventors: Osamu Horiuchi (Kanagawa), Mitsunori Morita (Kanagawa)
Primary Examiner: Joseph Kukella
Assistant Examiner: Lavon M. Amerson
Application Number: 29/915,435
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