US1685475A - Motor-vehicle hood latch - Google Patents

Description

Sept. 25, 1928.

v. E. WUTHNOW MOTOR VEHICLE HOOD LATCH Filed Feb. 25, 1927 y f w A a YE: Wuiknodi the Patented Sept. 25, 192a UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE. I. VEBLAND 1:. Wow, 01* D ILLON, KANSAS.

MOTOR-VEHICLE noon LATCH.

Application nearebruar 2a, 1927. Serial in. 170,319.

The primary purpose of this invention is provision of means for fastening the hood enclosing the motor of automobiles and like mechanically driven vehicles to -prevent the lifting of the hood by unauthorized parties and tampering with the mechanism.

The invention provides locking means which may be readily installed without necessitating any change in the arrangement or the addition of parts to the vehicle other than those comprising the attachment.

While the drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that in adapting the means to meet specific needs and requirements the design may be varied and such other changes .in the minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the invention as claimed, without departing fromthe spirit thereof.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and the drawings hereto attached, in which,-.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrative of the invention.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view line 22 of Figure 1. Y

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the locking means, a portion of the latch rod being brokenv away.

Figure 4 is a detailviewof a portion of the latch rod showing the finger piecethereon.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and desig'-- nated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The numeral 10 designates aside bar of the chassis. 11 the dash, 12 the floor, and 13 the hood which encloses the motor, said parts'being of well known construction and arrangement, and being illustrated to demonstrate the application of the invention. The-hood 13 is disposed between the usual cowl 14 and radiator 15, and comprises one or more parts according to the make of the machine. 7

In accordance with the invention, a plate 16 is attached to the inner side of each part of the hood, and is provided at its lower edge with a sleeve 17. The same fastenings employed for attaching the handle 18 to the hood are utilized for securing the thereby obviating the necessity of on the plate 16; providing extra fastenings. A companion plate 19 is attached to the top side of the bar 10 or the Weather strip usually applied to the side bar for the hood to close upon. The plate 19 is provided at its inner edge with sleeves 20 which, when the hood is closed, aline with the sleeve 17. A rod 21 is slidably mounted upon the chassis and is adapted to pass through the' sleeves 17 and 20-of the plates 16 and 19, as shown most clearly in Figure 3, thereby holding the hood in closed position. The rear portion of the rod 21 is offset, as indicated at 22, and passes through openings formed in the dash 11 and inclined portion of the floor- 12. The rear end of the offsetportion 22 of the rod is threaded and receives a finger-piece 23 and lock nut 24 whereby the finger piece is secured in the adjusted position. The offset 25 of the rod 21 constitutes a stop to limit the rearward movement of the rod to prevent its front end being disengaged from the rear sleeve 20 when the rod is drawn rearward to clear the sleeve 17 thereby releasing the hood to admit of its opening. The front end of the rod 21 is pointed so as to enter the sleeve 17 and the front sleeve 20 when moving the rod forward to lock the hood. The parts are'so arranged that the rod 21' is mounted in the parts 11, 12 and 20. These parts direct the rod 21 in its sliding movement.

The latching'attachment may be readily applied to the hood of any motor vehicle, without necessitating any change in the ar rangement of parts'or the addition of parts outside of those forming the attachment and including the plates 16 and 19 and the rod 21.

When the latching means are applied to closed cars access thereto is prevented when the car is left unattended by closing and locking the same in the accustomed way. When the attachment is applied to open cars it operates as deterring means to prevent any one from tampering with the mechanism, and moreover, the finger piece may be covered in a way to prevent ready access thereto. Having thus described the invention, I claim: I In a motor vehicle. the combination with the dash, the floor, chassis side b'arand motor enclosing hood, of a plate attached to the side bar and provided with ali ied spacial sleeves, a companion plate attached t the hood and. having a sleeve adapted to aline portion ofisetto provide a stop to en age the with the said spaced sleeves and occupy a podash and prevent disengagement of t e front sition therebetween, a longitudinal rod slidend of the rod from the said lear sleeve, and a 1 ably mounted in the floor, dash and rear finger piece at the rear end of the'rod.

I 5 sleeve of the plate attached to the said side I In testimony whereof I- afiix my si g s tufe.

bar and engagea'ble with' the alined sleeves to I lock the hood, and having an intermediate -VERLAND E. WUTI-DIOW.. [L s.]..

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