MR. YI JEN CHAO, PA-C
Nursing at Maple Rd, West Bloomfield, MI

5853060, Dec 29, 1998

Oct 4, 1996

8/726003

Yi Jen Chao - West Bloomfield MI
James Lee Salmon - Dearborn Heights MI
Patti M. Warren - Oak Park MI

B62D 2512, B60R 2504, E05C 316

180 692

In an automotive vehicle having a hood covering an underhood area in a front portion of the vehicle and a vehicle body defining a vehicle interior, a hood latch release system has a striker mounted in the underhood area, a primary latch mounted in the underhood area for latching to the striker to retain the hood in substantially flush relationship with the vehicle body, and a secondary latch mounted in the underhood area for latching to the striker when the primary latch is unlatched from the striker. The primary latch and the secondary latch are released from the striker by a cable-operated latch release lever. A cable is connected to the release lever on one end and on the other end is connected to a latch release handle located in a depression in a surface of the vehicle interior coverable by a driver's door when in a closed position so as to prevent movement of the latch release handle, the latch release handle movable to operate the latch release lever when the driver's door is in an open position uncovering the depression.

5738393, Apr 14, 1998

Nov 8, 1996

8/745231

Yi J. Chao - West Bloomfield MI

Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

E05C 326

292216

An automotive hood latch includes a striker carried by the hood latch and two separate latching members carried by the vehicle for alternate engagement with the striker, one of the latching members serving as a safety. The separate latching members are sequentially operated in the unlatching direction by double reciprocation of a remote cable operator. The motorist can release the hood from both latching members without leaving the vehicle.