Hood for automobile

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a hood for an automobile in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the hood in accordance with our new design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the hood in accordance with our new design of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the hood in accordance with our new design of FIGS. 1 to 3;

FIG. 5 is a front side perspective view of the hood in accordance with our new design of FIGS. 1 to 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of the hood in accordance with our new design as seen along a section line 6-6 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of the hood in accordance with our new design as seen along a section line 7-7 of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view of the hood in accordance with our new design as seen along a section line 8-8 of FIG. 4.

The rear view and bottom view of the hood form no part of the claimed design.

The appearance of the bottom of the hood as seen in FIGS. 3 and 4 is for purpose of illustrating the boundaries of the exterior surface of the hood, and forms no part of the claimed design.

The cross sectional views of FIGS. 6-8 are provided to clarify the exact contour or configuration of the exterior surface of the hood, and no attempt is made to illustrate features of internal construction.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a hood for an automobile, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Tase; Nobutaka (Kanagawa, JP), Murabayashi; Kazunori (Tokyo, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Tase; Nobutaka Murabayashi; Kazunori Kanagawa Tokyo N/A N/A JP JP
Assignee:	Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Yokohama, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/415,968
Filed:	March 16, 2012

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Feb 3, 2012 [JP]			2012-002251

Current U.S. Class:	D12/173
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/173,196,90-92,164 ;180/69.2,69.21

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D557177	December 2007	Endo et al.
D563293	March 2008	Pfeiffer et al.
D662013	June 2012	Hakamata et al.
D666540	September 2012	Karras et al.
D669403	October 2012	Gifford
D679227	April 2013	Schmeckpeper
D681521	May 2013	Yamamoto et al.

Foreign Patent Documents

	001226856-0003		Sep 2010		EM
	D1297374		Apr 2007		JP
	D1297371		Mar 2008		JP

Primary Examiner: Lee; Susan M
Assistant Examiner: Brooks; Linda
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Global IP Counselors, LLP