Security hood latching device for motor vehicles

Claim 1

A LOCK-SWITCH DEVICE FOR PREVENTING AN UNAUTHORIZED OPENING OF A HINGED HOOD OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF AND FOR PREVENTING AN UNAUTHORIZED ENERGIZATION OF THE ELECTRIC IGNITION SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH COMPRISES, A LOCK OPERATIVELY MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING, AN ELECTRIC SWITCH IN SAID HOUSING CONNECTED TO THE IGNITION SYSTEM, HOOD LATCH MEANS FOR OPERATIVE POSITIONING WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO IN ONE POSITION LATCH-ENGAGE THE HOOD AND HOLD IT IN A CLOSED POSITION AND TO IN ANOTHER POSITION UNLATCH THE HOOD WHEREBY THE HOOD MAY BE SQUNG TO AN OPEN POSITION, A LATCH PLUNGER OPERATIVELY POSITION FOR IN AND OUT MOVEMENT WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND EXTENDING THEREFROM, MEANS FOR OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID LATCH PLUNGER TO SAID HOOD LATCH MEANS FOR LATCHING AND UNLATCHING SAID HOOD LATCH MEANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOVEMENT OF SAID LATCH PLUNGER, AN ARM MEMBER OPERATIVELY POSITIONED FOR MOVEMENT WITHIN SAID HOUSING; SAID ARM MEMBER HAVING A LATCHING PORTION TO, WHEN SAID ARM MEMBER IS IN ONE POSITION, ENGAGE SAID LATCH PLUNGER FOR POSITIVELY RETAINING IT IN A POSITION AT WHICH SAID HOOD LATCH MEANS IS IN LATCHING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HOOD;