Patent ID: 7815249

Claim:
A truck hood, comprising: a metal hood skin including at least an upper portion and a sidewall portion, wherein the metal hood skin comprises at least two skin portions secured to each other, a first hood skin portion including the upper and sidewall portions of the metal hood skin and a second hood skin portion including a pair of fenders, wherein the first hood skin portion and the second hood skin portion are connected by welds or mechanical fasteners; a frame supporting at least a portion of the metal hood skin, the frame including a polymer reinforcement secured to an interior side of the hood skin, the polymer reinforcement including a front hood stiffener member positioned at a front end portion of the metal hood skin, a rear hood stiffener member positioned at a rear end portion of the metal hood skin and hood corner longitudinal members connecting the front hood stiffener member to the rear hood stiffener member and positioned along at a transition between the upper portion and sidewall portion of the metal hood skin; and an arch extruded reinforcement reinforcing a connection between the first hood skin and second hood skin, wherein the arch extruded reinforcement corresponds to the wheel arch of a wheel well.