Closure fasteners – Bolts – Multiple
Patent
1982-09-30
1984-06-26
Holko, Thomas J.
Closure fasteners
Bolts
Multiple
292 50, 292DIG14, 292125, E05C 330, E05C 900
Patent
active
044562896
ABSTRACT:
An add-on locking mechanism for a vehicle hood is provided in addition to a standard hood locking arrangement. The locking mechanism includes a mounting plate which is mounted on a support plate of the locking arrangement, and a locking latch that is pivotally mounted on the mounting plate. The locking latch engages and disengages a hasp which is mounted on the hood and with which a pivotable catch of the locking arrangement also cooperates. The locking latch is operated by a Bowden cable which is connected to a key-operated lock situated in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The cable core of the Bowden cable is connected to the locking latch, while the jacket is mounted on a mounting bracket that is mounted on the mounting plate. The position of the mounting bracket on the mounting plate is adjustable, in that the mounting bracket is provided with an elongated slot through which there passes a threaded pin rigid with the mounting plate, and in that a nut is threaded onto the threaded pin and frictionally engages the mounting bracket around the slot upon tightening to hold the mounting bracket in position. The mounting bracket further has a lug which extends into and is guided in an elongated slot of the mounting plate. A lug of the locking latch passes through and engages behind an opening of an operating bracket that is secured to the cable core.
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Holko Thomas J.
Metra Electronics Corporation
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