Patent ID: 6666291
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A hood latch and vehicle in combination, comprising:a chassis; a cab engaged to said chassis; an engine compartment enclosed by a forward pivoting hood engaged to said chassis; a latch on each side of said hood, engaged to a rearward inner underside of said hood and protruding out from under said hood, thereby providing an overlap of said hood over an upper portion of said latch; each said latch for engaging an associated latch catch on a vehicle mounting component to engage said hood in a closed position when said latch is engaged to said latch catch; each said latch only exposed where it latches to said latch catch on said vehicle-mounting component; each said latch being comprised of two parts, a strap and a handle latch; a portion of the handle latch fits within forward prongs of said strap and said handle latch is engaged to said strap through a hinge; each said handle latch having an engagement lip for engagement to said associated latch catch when said latch is made up between said hood and said vehicle-mounting component; said strap being engaged to said underside area of said hood through a fastener plate; and said latch catch being mounted in a channel formed in said vehicle mounting-component, said latch not being visible in a side view due to relative depth of said channel when said latch is engaged.