Patent ID: 7926603
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: B62D,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hood assembly for a vehicle, comprising: (a) a hood pivotally coupled to the vehicle and moveable between open and closed positions; (b) a contoured lever movably disposed between the hood and a portion of the vehicle; (c) a slot formed within the lever, the slot having first and second ends; (d) a pin mounted to a portion of the vehicle, the pin slidably received within the slot; (e) a lock detent formed within the contoured lever, the lock detent in communication with the second end of the slot, wherein when the hood moves into the open position, the pin is received within the lock detent, thereby locking the hood in the open position; and (f) a release handle pivotally secured to the lever, the release handle sized and geometrically configured to move between a first position, wherein the release handle physically contacts the pin and positions the pin within the slot, and a second position, wherein the release handle comes out of physical contact with the pin.