Electric hood latch for vehicles

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1974-03-13

1976-02-10

Moore, Richard E.

Closure fasteners

Bolts

Swinging

292246, E05C 330

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039375056

ABSTRACT:
A hood locking device for vehicles for locking the hood over the engine compartment to prevent theft of the vehicle or of engine parts. It includes a main housing mountable inside the compartment by adjustable rods and brackets to fit most cars or trucks, there being an upper locking post securable to the hood and having a locking finger on its lower end which extends inside the main housing when the hood is lowered. The main housing has an elongated locking bar with an El shaped foot at its lower end, and being pivoted intermediate its ends. An electromagnet is energized from the car battery to swing the elongated locking bar for its upper end to engage with the locking finger to lock the hood. A modified form has the magnetic means energized to unlock the hood.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1057608 (1913-04-01), Wurmb et al.
patent: 1199199 (1916-09-01), Mason
patent: 3135541 (1964-06-01), Kwasek
patent: 3751086 (1973-08-01), Geringer

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