Patent · US Expired

Automobile vehicle hood locking device

US6588525B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by
16References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 13, 2001
Grant dateJul 8, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 13, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S292/14
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A vehicle hood includes a wall, connecting devices for mounting the hood on a vehicle chassis fixed to the wall nearer a rear edge of the wall than to its other edges, and a locking member fixed to the wall for locking the hood to the chassis in a closed position. The locking member is nearer the rear edge of the wall than a front edge of the wall opposite the rear edge.

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