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EP 0 604 055 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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03.05.1995 Bulletin 1995/18 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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29.06.1994 Bulletin 1994/26 |
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Date of filing: 06.12.1993 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: E05B 65/19 |
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DE ES FR GB IT |
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Priority: |
19.12.1992 GB 9226504
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Applicants: |
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- FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
Brentwood
Essex (GB)
GB IT
- FORD-WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
D-50735 Köln (DE)
DE
- FORD FRANCE S. A.
F-92506 Rueil-Malmaison Cédex (FR)
FR
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Dearborn, MI 48126 (US)
ES
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- Davies, Huw
Chelmsford,
Essex (GB)
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Representative: Messulam, Alec Moses et al |
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A. Messulam & Co.
24 Broadway
Leigh on Sea
Essex SS9 1BN
Leigh on Sea
Essex SS9 1BN (GB) |
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A hood release arrangement for a motor vehicle |
(57) A hood release arrangement has a main latch which normally holds the hood 10 fully
closed, and a safety latch which continues to hold the hood closed after the main
latch has been operated to open the hood. The safety latch is operated by a release
lever 28, and the release lever and the safety latch are connected by a Bowden cable
30 extending from the release lever which is mounted at the front end of the hood
to the safety latch which is concealed beneath the hood.