US1945156A - Hood catch - Google Patents

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Jan. 30, 1934. G, MOORE 1,945,156

HOOD CATCH Filed April 14, 1931 INVENTOR. Fax Mum: E1. M0 DRE.

A TTORNEY Patented Jan. 39, 1934 PATENT @FFEQE HOOD CATCH Raymond G. Moore, Bridgeport, Conn, assignor to The Bassick Company, Bridgeport, 001111., a corporation of Connecticut Application April 14, 1931. Serial No. 529,949

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in hood catches, particularly for automobiles, and has for an object to provide a catch which will effectually hold the hood downwardly and inwardly, and may be operated to engaged or disengaged relation with facility. A further object is to provide cam means cooperating between the hood-carried handle and the frame, and to this end it is particularly proposed in the present embodiment to provide a rotary handle and a spring pressed catch lever secured upon the hood, and cam means mounted upon the automobile frame within the hood adapted through engagement of said lever therewith to cause a downward and inward pressure to be exerted on the hood.

With the above and other objects in view an embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, and this embodiment will be hereinafter more fully described with reference thereto and the invention will be finally pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a portion of the hood and frame and showing the catch in engaged relation.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the catch, the hood being shown in vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, and showing the catch in disengaged relation.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional View, taken along the line 4=4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the catch lever.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the hood is adapted to close in the usual manner against a suitable stop formed by the frame 11. An escutcheon plate 12 is provided with a counter-sunk opening 13 in which a tubular cylindrical bearing 14 is secured, an annular boss 15 being formed on the tube to abut the edge of the opening 13 at the inner side, and a flange 16 being bent outwardly at the outer side to thereby secure the bearing so that the same projects inwardly from the escutcheon plate. The bearing is engaged in an aperture 17 in the hood, so that it projects inwardly therefrom and is secured by an apertured backing plate 18 riveted, as at 19, through the hood to the escutcheon plate.

The shank 20 of the handle 21 is rotatably engaged in the bearing 14, and at its inner end is provided with a non-circular extension 22 upon which a casing 23 is secured as by riveting, as at 24. A bolt lever or finger 25 is slidably mounted in said casing, being guided and retained by flanges 26 bent from the sides of the casing. A stop flange 2'7 is bent outwardly from the lower end of the bolt lever into a slot 28 in the rear of the slot to limit its retracting movement and to abut a pair of lugs 29 formed upon the flanges 26 and projecting into the slot to limit its projecting movement. Springs 3030 are disposed between the inner end of the bolt lever and the base of the casing, being positioned at their ends 5 upon pairs of lugs 31 and 32 respectively formed on the lever and casing, the latter being preferably struck up from the base. These springs exert pressure on the bolt lever to project it.

The bolt lever is adapted to be moved through 7 turning of the handle from the horizontal inoperative position shown in Fig. 3 to the vertical operative position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. A detent pin 33 is provided in the shank 20 and moves in a slot 34 in the bearing 14, having detent re cesses 35 at each end in which the pin is engaged through the action of a spring 36 disposed about the bearing 14 and engaging the casing 23, the latter being normally slightly spaced from the end of the bearing to permit longitudinal movement so of the shank. The handle 21 and the bolt lever are thus limited in movement by the slot and are yieldably retained at the limit of movement in either direction.

To the frame 11 there is secured a bracket 37 having an arm 38 bent outwardly from its lower end, this arm being inclined inwardly and upwardly with respect to the hood and having a downwardly bent flange 39 formed at its outer and lower edges.

In the closed position of the hood the bolt lever is disposed beneath the arm 38 in such relation that upon swinging upwardly from the inoperative position shown in Fig. 3 its end engages the arm and is pressed inwardly against the action of the spring to a point where the bolt lever reaches its vertical detented position. The end portion of the bolt lever is slightly curved as indicated in Fig. 2, so that it engages flatly against the inclined surface of the arm. In this position the pressure of the bolt lever against the inclined surface of the arm exerts a downward pressure on the hood, and through the inclination of the arm exerts an inward pull on the hood, thus effectually retaining it in closed position. The flanges 39, it will be understood, prevent accidental disengagement of the finger in the operative position, as for instance, if the hood is forcibly pulled out or shifted lengthwise without turning the handle 21 to disengaging position.

I have illustrated and described a preferred and satisfactory embodiment of the invention, but it will be obvious that changes may be made therein, within the spirit and scope thereof, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. In a hood catch for engaging a iixed keeper, a rotary handle disposed exteriorly of the hood, a catch member disposed interiorly of the hood and adapted to be rotated by said handle into and out of engagement with said keeper, said latch member having reciprocatory movement radially of its axis of rotation, and spring means adapted to resist said movement in one direction.

2. In a hood catch for engaging a fixed keeper, a handle disposed exterior-1y of the hood, a catch member adapted to be actuated by movement of said handle into and out of engagement with said keeper, said catch member having reciprocatory movement, and spring means adapted to resist said movement in one direction.

3. In a hood catch for engaging a fixed keeper, a rotary handle disposed exteriorly of the hood, a resilient catch member disposed interiorly of the hood carried by and having movement relative to said handle and adapted to be rotated by said handle into and out of engagement with said keeper, and detent means adapted to limit the movement-of said catch member.

4. In a hood catch for engaging a fixed keeper, a handle disposed exteriorly of the hood, a resilient catch member carried by and having movement relatively to said handle extending radially to the axis of rotation of said handle and adapted to be actuated by movement of said handle into and out of engagement with said keeper to draw the hood downwardly.

RAYMOND G. MOORE.

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