US1121111A - Hood-lock for automobiles. - Google Patents

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P. G. MILLER. H009 LOOK FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, 1913.

1,1 21,111 Patented Dec. 15,1914.

WITNESSES ATTCIJRNEY FRANKLIN C. MILLER, OF EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOOD LOCK FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. '15, 1914.

Application filed April 19, 1913. Serial'No. 762,406.

To all whom it mac concern Be it known that I, FRANKLIN C. MILLER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Easton, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Hood-Lock for Automobiles, of which the following is a. specification.

The invention re ates to improvements in hood locks for automobiles.

The object of the present invention -is to improve the construction of.hood locks for automobiles, and to provide a simple, melt-- pensive and etiicient hood lock, adapted to be readily applied to automobiles and analo gous vehicles, and equipped with a spring for holding the hood against the frame of the machine under a constant pressure and with key operated locking mechanism, capa-' ble of preventing access to the motor by a thief or other unauthorized person.

With these andother objects in,v1ew,the

.invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor. details of construction, within (the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the, spirit or. sacrificing any of the advantages of the inven-' tion.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile hood lock, constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to a portion of an automobile. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, taken transversely of the hood. Fig. is a vertical sectional view, taken longitudinally of the hood. Fig. 4: is a horizontal sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the hood lock for automobiles comprises in its construction a hood retain- .mg or engaging member consisting of a vertical stem 1, a finger loop or ring 2 and a horizontal arm 3, extending from one side of the loop or ring 2 and adapted through a rotary movement of the hood retaining or engaging member to be carried into and out of engagement with a hood 4. The stem 1, which is arranged in a vertical position, is round to form a pivot, and it is mounted for rotary and sliding movement in anopening 5 of a channeled side rail 6 of the' frame or chassis of an automobile. The opening 5 is formed in the upper flange of the rail 6 and the stem extends into the channel of the latter and has disposed on it a coiled spring .7, interposed between the upper flange of the channel and asuitable stop of the stein. The stop ofithe stem is illustrated in'lthe drawing as consisting of a washer S and a pin or key 9, but any other suitable means may, of course, be employed for connecting the lower end of the spring with the hood engaging. member. The coiled spring urges the hood engaging member downwardly and holds the hood against the upper-flange of the rail, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 ot' he drawing.

The hood engaging member is adapted to be rotated. to carry the projecting arm 3 into and out of a horizontal slot 10 formed in the hood -l near the lower edge thereof and having one end arranged in substantially the -same transverse plane as the vertical stem of the hood engaging member, whereby when the arm is swung inwardly into engagement with the wall at such end of the slot, it will occupy a position transversely of the machine, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. The arm 3 is adapted to be swung out of the slot 10 of the hood 4 to the dotted line position shown in' Fig. 4 through the rotary movement of the vertical-stem to release the hood, and it is confinpd in the slot i by a vertically movable key operated bolt 11 of a lock 12, arranged interiorly of the hood and secured to the inner face of the side of the same preferably at a point above the horizontal slot 10. projected cxtendsacross the slot into the path of the oscillatory arm 3 and is adapted to prevent the same from being swung outwardly out of engagement with the hood. Thelock 12, which may be of any preferred construction, has its key hole 13 exposed at an opening H in the side of the hood to enable it to be operated by a proper key to withdraw the bolt and release the arm 3 of the hood engaging member. The key operated lock effectually prevents a person not provided with the proper key from obtaining access to the engine of an automobile or analogous motor vehicle, and the lock'o'f the hood does not interfere with the employ-- meat of a coiled spring for yieldingly hold- The bolt 11 when,

ing the hood against the rrame of the machine.

What is claimed is:-

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a hood, and a frame, of a hood engaging member including. aspring pressed Vertical pivot mounted on the frame,

and an arm carried by the pivot and ar-' ranged to swing horizontally into and out of engagement with the hood, and a lock having a 'key operated bolt arranged to be projected into the path of the said arm for retainingthe latter in engagement with the hood. 1 -2. In a device of the class described, the combination 'of a frame, a hood provided Witha slot, a hood engagingniember including a spring pressed vertical stem mounted for pivotal movement on the frame, and a horizontal arm carried by the stem and arranged to swing into and out of the slot of the hood, and a key operated lock mountedon the hood and having a bolt arranged'to be projected at the slot into the path of the arm to retain the latter in engagement with the hood; V

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a frame, and a hood provided with a horizontal slot, a hood engag- 7 ing member including a vertical. stem mountedfor rotary movement on the frame, and a horizontal arm carried .by the stem and arranged totswing iiitb and out of the slot in the hood, and a key operated lock mounted interiorly of the hood and having a bolt arranged to be projected across the slot to confine the arm therein, said lock having its key hole exposed at the exterior of the hood.

' 4. In adevice of the class described, the

combination of a frame, a hood arranged upon the frame andhaving a horizontal slot, a hood engaging member including a vertical stem mounted for sliding and rotary movement the frame, and a horizontal arm carried by the stem and arranged to swing into and out of theslot, and a spring connected with the stem for urging the latter downwardly to-hold the hood against the frame.

I 5. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a frame, a hood arranged upon the frame and movable upwardly therefrom, said hood having a slot located above the said fra1ne','a hood engaging memher including'a verticalstem mounted in the frame for rotary and sliding movement, a horizontal arm carried by the stem and arranged to swing into and out of the slot of thehood, and .a coiled spring disposed on "the stemand arranged to urge the same downwardly for holding the hood against upward movement.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a frame, a hood having a slot, a hood engaging member including a vertical stein mounted on the frame for slldable and pivotal movement, a finger loop or ring arranged at the upper end of the stem, a horizontal arm'projecting from one side of the finger loop or ring and arranged .to swing into and out of the slot of the hood,

and a spring connected with the stem and arranged to urge the said member down-

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