Compartment lock

Details Compartment lock Compartment lock

1993-01-25

1994-12-06

Cuomo, Peter M.

Locks

Special application

For automotive vehicles

70 14, 70 49, 70163, 292DIG14, 292DIG69, E05B 6519

Patent

active

053699700

ABSTRACT:
A device is provided for locking a compartment lid such as the hood of a motor vehicle. The device comprises an element adapted to sit on a portion of the hood and a portion of an adjacent fender surface, a strap attached to the element and extending through a gap between the hood and fender into the compartment interior, a hook on the strap to attach the strap to the vehicle in the compartment, and a mechanism such as a reel to remove slack from the strap and hold the element securely against the hood and adjacent fender surface.

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patent: 4674303 (1987-06-01), Saccone, II
patent: 5144821 (1992-09-01), Ernesti et al.

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