Inventors:
Danut Voiculescu - Cleveland OH
Mark Banez - Youngstown OH
L. David Carlo - Valley City OH
Assignee:
Winner International - Sharon PA
International Classification:
E05B 6519
Abstract:
A device is provided for locking a compartment lid such as the hood of a motor vehicle. The device comprises an element adapted to sit on a portion of the hood and a portion of an adjacent fender surface, a strap attached to the element and extending through a gap between the hood and fender into the compartment interior, a hook on the strap to attach the strap to the vehicle in the compartment, and a mechanism such as a reel to remove slack from the strap and hold the element securely against the hood and adjacent fender surface.