Ignition & hood lock assembly for automotive vehicle

Claim 1

An ignition and hood lock apparatus comprising: a support mountable in the compartment closed by said hood, said support having a longitudinally extending passage therethrough, said support having a chamber which is open to said passage. a bolt carried by said support which is axially slidable between two positions in said passage for selectively and alternately locking and unlocking said hood; a solenoid means adjacent said support having a spring loaded plunger arranged to engage and lock said bolt in each of said two positions to prevent axial slidable movement thereof; a power supply a switching means remotely located from said solenoid means and adapted to connect said power supply to said solenoid means to energize the same to retract said plunger for disengaging and unlocking said bolt; means for manually moving said bolt between said two positions selectively when said solenoid is energized upon closing said switch means to retract said plunger; a micro-switch carried by said support in said chamber and having a spring biased button protruding in said passage for retraction by said bolt when said plunger is engaged in a first position whereby said switch is closed and when said plunger is engaged in the other position, said button extends into said passage thereby opening said switch; an ignition switch connected to series circuit with said power supply and only when said button is retracted by said bolt.