Vehicle hood

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is left side perspective view of a vehicle hood;

FIG. 2 is right side perspective view of the vehicle hood;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the vehicle hood;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle hood;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the vehicle hood;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the vehicle hood; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the vehicle hood.

The vehicle hood is styled independently of adjacent vehicle panels. To the extent that any feature lines are illustrated, they are intended to illustrate the crest and valley of the feature and are not necessarily sharp bends in the part. Shading is used to illustrate the curvature of the part and not color. Areas shown in or sounded by broken lines are not claimed. Any functional features of the vehicle hood are not claimed. Views are orthogonal projections unless otherwise noted. The various views are not necessarily to scale in order to better illustrate the design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle hood, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D480339 October 7, 2003 Boyer
D514484 February 7, 2006 Nagashima
D545735 July 3, 2007 Angelo et al.
D548651 August 14, 2007 Chiang
D563292 March 4, 2008 Platto et al.
Other references
  • Detroit Auto Show: A conversation with Peter Horbury, Detroit 2007, http://www.autoblog.com (18 pages).
  • Lincoln Concept MKR, Detroit 2007 (4 pages).
  • Popular Mechanics, Lincoln MKS, Town Car Successor, May 21, 2007 http://www.popularmechanics.com (1 page).
  • Winding Road, Spied: Lincoln MKS Sedan, Apr. 18, 2007 http://news.windingroad.com (2 pages).
  • Lincoln Concept Zephyr, Detroit 2005 (4 pages).
  • Lincoln Concept MKS, Detroit 2006 (4 pages).
  • Lincoln MKZ AWD (P) 4dr Sedan, New York 2007 (4 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D588511
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 11, 2007
Date of Patent: Mar 17, 2009
Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Solomon H Song (Farmington Hills, MI), Darrell Paul Behmer (Novi, MI), Moray Stuart Callum (Ann Arbor, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/295,955
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hood For Motor Vehicle (D12/173)