US1836544A - Hood catch - Google Patents

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Dec. 15, 1931". MOORE 1,836,544

HOOD CATCH Filed. Nov. 30, 1928 IN VEN TOR. Rn YMDND 5. Mama.

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Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES T NT/OF I RAYMOND G. MOORE, OF BBIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT; ASSIGNOR TO THE BASSICK CON.-

PANY, O'F BBIDGEPORT', CONN'EGTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT nooncn'rcn Application filed November so, 1928. Serial No. 322,653.-

The present invention relates to improvements in hood catches, particularly of the type adapted for heavy usage, as upon trucks and busses, an object being to provide a 6 catch having conveniently accessibletoggle operating means adapted to be easily operated to connect or disconnect the catch, and which at the same time will retain the hood tightly against excessive vibration and rough usage. It is further proposed to provide a catch in which toggle means is carried upon a normally fixed part of the hood structure independent of the spring plunger carrying barrel which is carried upon the movable hood closure, so that such toogle means is at all times easily accessible and protected from damage through contact with the surrounding structure of the automob-le.

Nith the above and other objects in view,

an embodimentof the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, and this em-' bodiment will be hereinafter more fully described with reference thereto, and the invention will be finally pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings ,Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a hood catch, according to the present embodiment of the invention, and showing the same in hooked or operative position;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the toggle operating means;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view thereof; and

4 and a side closure flap 11, hinged at its lower edge and having its upper edge overlapped and abutting the lower edge of the flap 10 in its raised or closed position. The toggle operating means is mounted upon the upper Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the toggle I flap 10, while the barrel carrying the spring ing the same to'the flap 1 1 by rivets 14:, aper-- tured and flanged end caps 15 and 16 being secured at its upper and lower ends by lugs 17. The spring actuated plunger rod 18' is preferably of flattened cross-section, to prevent turning, and extends through the correspondingly shaped apertures in the end caps, being provided within the barrel with -a washer'19, secured by pinching the rod, as at 19 a spring 20 being engaged about the plunger between the washer 19 and the upper cap 15. The'uppercnd of the plunger is provided with a forwardly projecting hook end 21, bent at an acute angle, and with which the toggle operating means is adapted to engage.

'Thetoggle operating means comprises a bracket consisting of a base plate 22 secured by rivets to the face of the upper hood flap 10, and provided at its vertical edges with forwardly bent ears 2323,' the upper edges ofwhich are angularly recessecL-as'at 24;. A toggle lever handle member, comprising -a base portion 25 and forwardly bent side portending through holes in the side portions 26-26, the base portion 25 adapted to bear against" the base portion: of the bracket and having its lower edge terminating above or in line with the horizontal radial plane of the pivotal axis, so that the lever member may swing outwardly with'respect to the bracket,-

as shown in Fig. 4, The base portion is provided with an upwardly and outwardly curved handle extension 28. The lever member is yieldably maintained in its normal position against the base of the bracket, when disconnected from the hook end of the plunger rod, by means of a spring 29 coiled about the pin 27 having one end bearing against the bas e22 of the bracket and the other end engaged with an apertured lug 30 bentfrom one of the side portions 26*of the lever member.

actuated plunger-rod is mounted upon the v wil An angular finger member 31 provided at its upper end with a widened bearing portion 32, and at its lower end with an aperture 33, is pivotally mounted between the side portions 2626 of the lever member upon a pin 34 secured between said portions, the headed over ends-of this pin being accommodate dfin the angular recesses 24 in the upper edge of the ears 23 in the normal position of the deing relation over and abOutthe pin ZZand is adapted to have its apertured end 33 engaged with the hooked end 21 of the plunger rod18, the point of hooking being substantially below the axis of the pin Q7,'about which the lever liandle member 'swings while the axis of the pin 34 is inwardly of the verticalplane ofth'eaxis of tllGfPlIlQTylHtllQ-1101H1'2tl' operativeposition.

The operation is as -follows-: 7 I WVith the parts in their-normal operative position asshown in Fig. :1, the force of the SPIlIIg-QO' BXQITS a downward pull on the tog- I --gle lever-handlemembento the left of the-pin 27, retaining itf-in' position.

connection ofthe-finger member 31 with the j The'poin't of hook end ofthe-plunger rod -18'being-to the right of the vertical plane of the *aXis-ofthe pinj34l aconstantxinward pressure is exerted on the closure flap-11 01? the-hood, sothat; it is :firmly held in closed position.

-In orderto-di-sengage the catch the handle 28 is pulled'outwa-rdlyto a-point where the axiso'f the=pini34 passesover the axis ofthe pin 27, whereupon the parts willmove to disconnecting relation under the force of the spring 20. The finger;membenbeing-fidisengaged,-'-as shown in Fig.4, :the toggle means returns to its normal position \under the action of the spring 29. I

The operation oficonnectingthecatch is-the -reverse, -the finger membertbeing engaged with the hook end of the plunger rod-through inward movement of thetoggle lever, which is then forcedupwardly:tolthepoinflwhere thezaxis of the:pin34passes over: the axis of the pin 27, whereupon the parts.snap tolthe operative position as shown. in Fig.1.

' I "have illustrate d and described a preferred and satisfactory embodiment ofithe invention, but it will be obvious that changes .may be madetheirein withinlthespirit and scope thereof, a as 'defi-nedin 'thel appended V claims.

, Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secureby LettersPatentis: M 1; In a hood :catch, a :spring actuated plunger, toggle means comprising a bra'cket,

point longitudinally K spaced' from a lever member pivoted to said bracket. at a plunger adapted ;to' be swung inwardly to- .ward the hood-at the sideofthe-pivot remote 7 from saidiplunger in oneflposition andinwar'dly toward said plunger in another posi- November,"I928.

said

" plunger, toggle means comprising a bracket,

a lever member pivoted to said bracket at a "point longitudinally spaced from said plunger adapted to be swunginwardly toward the hood at the sidefof the pivot remote from salidplunger'in one position and 'in- I wandly towardsaild plunger 'in another posi- 5 tion, aifingermember pivoted'to said lever at apoint'inwardly' ofthe pivotal axis of the V lever member in saidfirstposition and being disposed between. said lever andsaid plunger n saidlsec'ond'position, and sprlng'means adapted to yieldably retain sald lever mem-..,

her in said firstpositiomsaid plunger and" finger member having interengaging means adapted .tofbe engaged with each'other insaid second position through inward movement ofsald lever member and adapted to-extend' =.said plunger member through'movement to said first position.

Signed at- Bridgeport, county of Fairfield' -and Stateof Connecticut, this 23rd day of TRAYMONDG. MOORE.

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