Vehicle hood lock
AssigneeMcGard, Inc.
InventorJack C. Carl
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides means for locking the engine compartment hoods of vehicles by a device which is detachably secured to the fixed vehicle body structure below a side edge of the hook and has a threaded upward extension which projects upwardly between the edge of the hood and the vehicle body structure. A nut engages the threads of the upward extension and overlies a side edge of the hood to prevent opening the hood. A specially keyed wrench is required to remove the nut and thus release the hood lock.
Claims5
In combination, a vehicular engine compartment hood and a body member adjacent thereto, a side edge of said hood extending along and generally flush with said body member, said body member having a recessed stop member for limiting closing movement of said hood, a hood locking device comprising a base portion secured to said stop member which underlies the hood when the latter is in closed position, said locking device having a member extending upwardly from said base between said hood and said fixed body member, said upwardly extending member having screw threads therealong, and a cap nut engageable with said threads with the hood in a closed position and overlying said hood to prevent opening movement thereof, said nut having keying formations in its outer face adapted to coact with a special wrench having complementary keying formations whereby said nut can be removed only by means of said special wrench.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.