Motor vehicles – Power – Hoods
Patent
1993-08-18
1995-08-01
Mitchell, David M.
Motor vehicles
Power
Hoods
180274, 16222, B62D 2512
Patent
active
054373484
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle bonnet assembly includes a bonnet hinged to the vehicle body adjacent one edge and having a releasable catch adjacent an opposite edge, the bonnet being hinged to the vehicle body in a manner which will permit rearward movement of the bonnet when an impact is applied to the leading edge thereof, a lifting mechanism being provided to lift the trailing edge of the bonnet in response to rearward movement of the bonnet.
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Cady John B.
Fisher Stephen A.
Howard Mark S.
Lloyd Robert C. W.
Thomas Alan V.
Jaguar Cars Limited
Mitchell David M.
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