Tell-tale indicator for locating a secondary hood latch release
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsTushar Rajaram Gawade, Masani Sivakrishna
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Abstract
A tell-tale indicator for aiding an operator in locating and operating a secondary hood latch release in a gap between a vehicle body and an openable hood includes an indicator configured to locate the secondary hood latch release such that the secondary hood latch release is readily locatable and operable to open the hood. The indicator may be further configured to display an operating direction of the secondary hood latch release.
Claims20
A tell-tale indicator for aiding an operator in locating and operating a secondary hood latch release in a gap between a vehicle body and an openable hood, the tell-tale indicator comprising:
- an indicator configured to locate the secondary hood latch release such that the secondary hood latch release is readily locatable and operable to open the hood.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a body;
- an openable hood connected to the body and having a tell-tale indicator and an outer surface;
- and
- a secondary hood latch release connected to one of the body and the openable hood and disposed in a gap between the body and the openable hood;
- wherein the tell-tale indicator is configured to locate the secondary hood latch release such that the secondary hood latch release is readily locatable and operable to open the hood.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.