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A hood and fender assembly mounting and latch system for use with an over-the-highway tractor having a frame supporting an engine, a cab and a hood and fender assembly. A hinge pivotally connects the hood and fender assembly to the frame. A hex-shaped torsion bar and damper are used to assist in the

A hood and fender assembly mounting and latch system for use with an over-the-highway tractor having a frame supporting an engine, a cab and a hood and fender assembly. A hinge pivotally connects the hood and fender assembly to the frame. A hex-shaped torsion bar and damper are used to assist in the opening and closing of the hood and fender assembly. The latch system includes a receiver assembly attached to the frame. A pin assembly is attached to the hood and fender assembly at a distal location relative to the hinge. The receiver assembly receives the pin assembly when the hood and fender assembly is in a position enclosing the engine and locates and maintains the hood and fender assembly in a predetermined position relative to the frame, independent of the cab. The receiver assembly has a lock lever which is movable between a latched position at which it engages the pin assembly and an unlatched position. A movable handle is located within the cab. A cable connects the handle with the lock lever to move the lock lever from the latched position to the unlatched position in response to movement of the handle.

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1. For a highway vehicle, an apparatus for connecting a hood of said vehicle to a frame of said vehicle, wherein said vehicle comprises a cab enclosing a passenger compartment mounted to said frame, said apparatus comprising: a first latch member; rigid locating structure for locating said first la

1. For a highway vehicle, an apparatus for connecting a hood of said vehicle to a frame of said vehicle, wherein said vehicle comprises a cab enclosing a passenger compartment mounted to said frame, said apparatus comprising: a first latch member; rigid locating structure for locating said first latch member on said frame so as to inhibit relative motion between said hood and said frame and isolate said hood from said cab; a second latch member which is connected to said hood, comprised of a guide member, a mounting bracket, and a shaft; said first latch member includes a surface which is complimentary to that of said second latch member and includes an opening which may receive said shaft of said second latch member; a lock mechanism which engages said second latch member and releasably retains it, thereby maintaining the relative position of said structures; said second latch member comprised of said shaft attached at one end to said member, said shaft having at its unattached end a complimentary shape to that of said first latch structure; and said second latch member further comprising a guide member capable of sliding along said shaft, said guide member also having a first complimentary shaped surface to that of said first latch member and containing a guide member biasing mechanism which urges said guide member toward the unattached end of said shaft thereby serving to align said second latch member with said first latch member when said structures are being connected and to urge said second latch member out of engagement from said first latch member when said lock mechanism is disengaged, said first complimentary shaped surface of said guide member cooperating with said surface of said first latch member when said lock mechanism is engaged to vertically and laterally fix the position of said structures and a second surface of said guide member cooperating with said mounting bracket when said lock mechanism is engaged to laterally fix the position of said structures, said guide member further comprising an over travel stop mechanism which prevents contact between said structures, said bias mechanism interacting with said guide member and said mounting bracket to damp movement of said structure beyond the fully closed position.