Device for holding the trunk lid of a vehicle in an open position

A device for holding a trunk lid of a vehicle in an open position, the device comprising:

• an elongated member adapted to be adjusted in length;
• a locking system for holding the elongated member in a selected position;
• and
• first and second holding mechanisms provided on the elongated member, the first and second holding mechanisms being adapted to be attached to respective ones of a vehicle closed loop and a vehicle latching mechanism, in which the vehicle closed loop and the vehicle latching mechanism are provided on one and the other of a sill of a trunk of the vehicle and of the trunk lid of the trunk of the vehicle,
• wherein the elongated member includes at least first and second sections, which are telescopically mounted to each other, and wherein the locking system is displaceable between locked and unlocked positions, wherein in the locked position the first and second sections are secured together, whereas in the unlocked position the first and second sections can be slidably displaced relative to one another,
• wherein the locking system is provided with a locking mechanism for each adjacent pair of sections of the elongated member, and wherein each locking mechanism includes a lever displaceable between the locked and unlocked positions and provided on an outside section of a pair of telescoped sections,
• wherein the outside section of a pair of telescoped sections defines an opening with the lever being adapted, in the locked position, to extend though the opening and onto the inside section of a pair of telescoped sections thereby securing the inside and outside sections together, and
• wherein the lever includes a cam portion adapted to engage the inside section of a pair of telescoped sections, and wherein each cam portion is adapted to exert pressure on an outside surface of the inside section of a pair of telescoped sections.

A device for holding a trunk lid of a vehicle in an open position, the device comprising:

• an elongated member adapted to be adjusted in length;
• a locking system for holding the elongated member in a selected position;
• and
• first and second holding mechanisms provided on the elongated member, the first and second holding mechanisms being adapted to be attached to respective ones of a vehicle closed loop and a vehicle latching mechanism, in which the vehicle closed loop and the vehicle latching mechanism are provided on one and the other of a sill of a trunk of the vehicle and of the trunk lid of the trunk of the vehicle, and
• wherein jaws of the first holding mechanism are adapted to displace from a closed position thereof to an open position thereof when the first holding mechanism is forcibly pushed onto the vehicle closed loop, for allowing the vehicle closed loop to extend sufficiently into the first holding mechanism such that the jaws can then biasedly return to the closed position.