hood the fishmouth 14 differs from the conventional in that it has an extra long depth to enable the hood to move downwardly upon impact as will be discussed in greater detail below the latch 10 also includes a cover plate 18 seen best in fig2 and 3 the frame plate 12 and cover plate 18 are interconnected by first and second rivets 20 22 the first and second rivets 20 22 each have integral shafts 20 a 22 a extending beyond the cover plate 18 the frame plate 12 cover plate 18 and interconnecting rivets provide a housing for the latch those skilled in the art will appreciate that a wide variety of alternative configurations may be deployed to provide the latch housing a fork ratchet 24 is pivotally mounted on the rivet 20 between the frame plate 12 and cover plate 18 the ratchet 24 includes a hook 26 and a lip 28 that extends beyond the hook the ratchet 24 also includes a primary shoulder stop 32 and a pointed secondary shoulder stop 34 the ratchet 24 is biased to an open position as shown in fig1 and 2 by a substantial torsion spring 35 that is mounted on the rivet shaft 20 a and connected between the cover plate 18 and the ratchet 24 the torsion spring 35 has tangs 35 a 35 b the cover plate 18 features a slot 36 for receiving spring tang 35 a and the ratchet 24 includes a pin or rivet 38 for receiving spring tang 35 b referring additionally to the fragmentary perspective view of fig3 where plates 12 and 18 rivets and torsion springs are removed from view a pawl 40 is pivotally mounted on the rivet 22 between the frame plate 12 and cover plate.