US1481493A - Hood latch - Google Patents

Description

.implication .flied pril i, 19523'. Serial. No. MW-,1%.

proportionntely strong; yet readily manirnr' hired Ineens. Although. as specified, rhis latch is intended priuuirily for u' :5 with vehicles of' more or lees;` meesive .:on'struction9 it is however un excellent hood lalch for pleasure eers, and en efficient lutehing means when ose-'l in'other connections of il' :similar nature.

The general 'purpose of the @he provision oi" such a. latch which is open .red to fasten or unfnslen hy :i compres fre ,gripping szcrion oil the co-:icting handles iiiere f,"ivliei'eliy `lhe spring tension resistofiid compression is; readily manipulated wihonli rire n'ecessily o' ille :atrenuous und. inconvenienib poeh or pull on lle latch, hanA die f 'ho-reel'erining che zisening means ordinarilernploye in his connection.

fnrher purpose is che provision or" Such o latch which pres/anis moet pleasing and disrincrive eppeernnce, oleic, lio'rh 'in he nianner in which it is grasped :1nd in shape, u pistol grip.

fl'ner objects and advantages of he invention will he appreciated an the nature 'of die Seine is better undersood from lhe following deseripion when read upon rho uceoniponyingdrawing. One einhoi'iiment or ille invenlion hue heen chosen 'to se@ forth thev novel` consruction and advantageous ee'ures o the some. hut, inasrrch it is evidenY that unessentiul derails of the conslriiclion muy he. vdried without departing frornll'ie spirit of the inven'tionfit should he understood that this embodiment is," noointended to restrict unnecessarily the scope of he appended claims.

Fir. l is e side elevation ol' thei hitch, showing in secion the ed jacent portions of ine vehicle hood and chassis; v

in. venlion iS' being formed o sinio.'

Fig". @il and Fig. 3 is :i vertical longitudinal section through the saine.

Referring in detail to he drawing; iet il; he understood ther. the numeral i indicaes he side of e vehicle. hood which is hinged along iis ujiper edge in .order to swing (fuif wardly one upwardly, il. nn adviecent por- 'lion of the vehicle chassis, and l2 a hanged member' carried by the chassis to form an ahument for limitingA ne inward movement 'of the side l() of the hood.

The lerch of this invention, which is designored Vgenerally by the numeral 13, prois a iron cleveion of the latch;

70 'cally elongated slot l in the side of the hood. rind iS pivotully mouned on r. transveree pin l5 which iscarried hy the hood on lhe inner Side diere/oi'. The portion of the luch directly journalled on the pin l5 i5 en lirici-hired oer 1G wl'iioh is 4Formed integral with und projects outwardly from e tubular fuiA e lierre! member l? et e poinr interino diete the ends of the same. lie upper oner lino? this ear is provided with a lip 18 which.' when the latch a unit pivots inwnrilly abuis against he inner' surface of the hood :it the upper end of the slot 14: and thereby llimits urher pivotal lmovement of the latch inthat direction.

A handle 19 is formed on the tubular.. member 1T at a poinr opposi'e the ear i6, and extends outwardly et righi, angles to the longitudinal exis of he inem-ber, beingcurved sslighllv diin'nivard at il's Ouer 63X- `ren^iity in order ro provide :i handle from the end of which there is no endency for ones fingers to slip when grasping the saine and exerting pressure thereon.

'lhe lm ver endoif1 the n'iernl' fr 17 is closed except, for :l small circular aperture formed concentric therewith through which the hooking member 2l slidahly moves. Thot portion of he tubular member 17 uhore the ear 16 and handle 19 has telescoped thereover a relelivcly Short tubular 'sleeve 22- zidopt'ed to slide 'longitudinally on Suid upper portion of the member '17. The sleeve iselosed at `its uri-per end and has concenrrically secured therein the upper oirtreinity vof a rod 23 which formsAthe shack of the previously mentioned hooking member 2l. Thev'lowe'r end of this rocherf.

meines ei goiding member end provided et its llovver end with e nook, yieldeble means 'tending to meinteinseidv keeperengefvin member in the position in its longitu ine -rnovement moet removed from the keeper,

letter figainst the resistance oi seid means,

end ineens associated with seid guiding member :for .limiting the ivotal movement of fin tuoular member posed st right, engins thereto, e keeper, n

the seme, seid means ine uding n projection adopted to ebnt against e portion of the hood.

6. In s hood letcb7 o bleifrei portion, e, keeper, n keeper-enge ng member adopted to move longitudine! y Within seid barrel portion und provided, et its lovver end with s hook, yieldable ineens tendin to meintein said member in the position 1n its iongi-` tudinel movement most removed from the keeperi, and cooperating handles associated. with seid member end borrel portion for moving tbe former relative to the letterv against 'the resistance of said means, said handles providing when thus moved a liendie structure by meens of which the movable hood structure mounting the latch may be moved ontw l' ily and upwardly Without releasing the pressure of the yieldebie ineens acting on the handles. v 7. in e. hood latch, a guiding member provided with s handle disposed at right an les thereto, e keeper, e keeper-en ging mem er edepted to move longitudinal y of seid guiding member .in e direction oblique to the plane of the adjacent hood portion and pro vided adjacent its upper end with a. handle disposed et right ongles thereto and at its lower end with `e hoolr, end yieldable Ineens tending to nniintein said keeper-engaging member in the positionvin its lon itudinsl- 'movement most removed from the reeper.

8. in s bood loten, s guiding member provided wit-In a yhandle disposedot right angles thereto, o keeper, e. keeper-eng" mg member adapted to move longitudinilly of said guiding member and provided adjacent its' upper end with a handle singles thereto and at its hooi@ disposed lat right lower end with a and yieldable means tending to maintein seid keeper-engaging mernber in theV position in its longitudinal movement most removed' from the keeper, said means'ielso iending to resist singular movement of -like ireeperengsging member .relative to Athe guiding member.

provided with e, hendledislreepenengoging member adopted to move iongitndinelly Within seid tubular memberj 9r in e hood latch, a pivotelly mounted` l and .provided sdjoeent 3te han -e disposed etrigb: on et its lower end with n lieo, end vieldsor.- ineens tendine* to meintnin seid pen engsging mein er inthe position 'in its ion gitndinel movement moet removed from tbe keeper.

1G, s hood ieteli. e tnbnier seid tubular 4portion end 'et che other end.

against seid sieeve member.

il. lin s, hood inten, s pivots.- iy mounted tubular portion provided. at one side with e latex-elly eiooerniing hsjndie, s sleeve inember rovideo. ot one side with e laterally en ten ing iiendie and teieseoping' over tbe upper end of seid, tubular portion in iongin tudinol sliding contee-It therewith, a keeper engaging member carried by seid sleeve and; passing through. she tubular member, s keeper, e, coil spring encompassing seid keeperengaging member and acting longitudinolly et one end against seid tubnler portion end at the other end against seid sleeve member,

l2. The combination with the keeper end hood, of o intch member provided with n hook for engaging the keeper, a 'inten guide carried by the bood, e sprinv acting upon the latch in e direction opposeeto the keeper, and juxtaposed handles cerried by ine guide and latch for eornpressin the spring end engaging the hook with t e keeper one of said handles being movable in e eireetion oblique to the plone of tbe adjacent hoed portion.`

i3. Thefcombinstion with tbe keeper hood, of s latch member provided with e' hook for' engaging the keeper, o latein guide plvotslly carried by the hood, e spring ect= iing upon the ieteh in e direction opposed to seribing Witnesses.

HHN Witnesses:

Riunione L., Geen-m9 Fimtons ine

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