Locking apparatus
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1. A locking apparatus for a trunk lid of a motor vehicle or the like comprising:
- a striker rigidly mounted on the underside of a trunk lid for movement therewith, said striker including a lower aperture portion;
a locking plate pivotally mounted on said striker, said locking plate including a hook opposite said striker;
a body fixed in the path of movement of said striker;
a latch pivotally mounted on said body, said latch having an engagement member at one side for engagement by said striker for pivoting said latch, said latch having a notch portion, spaced from said engagement member for sequential receipt in the lower aperture portion of said striker after the striker has engaged said engagement member of said latch, said latch having a flange opposite said notch portion engageable with said hook; and
unlatching means for disengaging the latch from said striker and locking plate.
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A locking apparatus consisting of a latch member; a central portion of which is pivotally mounted and is provided with a locking notch at one side thereof and engageable with a striker; and a forwardly projecting member at the opposite side thereof engageable with a locking plate pivotally mounted on the striker; the locking plate being releasable from either the side where the striker is mounted or from the side where the latch member is mounted.
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1. A locking apparatus for a trunk lid of a motor vehicle or the like comprising:
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a striker rigidly mounted on the underside of a trunk lid for movement therewith, said striker including a lower aperture portion; a locking plate pivotally mounted on said striker, said locking plate including a hook opposite said striker; a body fixed in the path of movement of said striker; a latch pivotally mounted on said body, said latch having an engagement member at one side for engagement by said striker for pivoting said latch, said latch having a notch portion, spaced from said engagement member for sequential receipt in the lower aperture portion of said striker after the striker has engaged said engagement member of said latch, said latch having a flange opposite said notch portion engageable with said hook; and unlatching means for disengaging the latch from said striker and locking plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. The structure as claimed in claim 9 in which said releasing lever is connected to an operating rod for operation within a motor vehicle.
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