Abstract: A bevel gear driven offset screwdriver arrangement includes a housing which bounds an elongated passage and an opening which communicates with the passage and is centered on an axis that includes an obtuse angle of substantially between 100.degree. and 135.degree., preferably 105.degree., with the axis of the passage. A shaft is rotatably received in the passage and carries at its end close to the opening a first bevel gear which meshes with a second bevel gear that is rotatably received in the opening. The housing is constituted by two separate half-shell sections which are held together by two holding rings that are slid onto semi-tubular regions of such sections and urge the latter together, as well as by screws. The second bevel gear has a central recess of a non-circular cross-sectional configuration, and a compatibly configurated support portion of a bit element is received in this recess and entrained for joint turning with the second gear element.

Abstract: An add-on locking mechanism for a vehicle hood is provided in addition to a standard hood locking arrangement. The locking mechanism includes a mounting plate which is mounted on a support plate of the locking arrangement, and a locking latch that is pivotally mounted on the mounting plate. The locking latch engages and disengages a hasp which is mounted on the hood and with which a pivotable catch of the locking arrangement also cooperates. The locking latch is operated by a Bowden cable which is connected to a key-operated lock situated in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The cable core of the Bowden cable is connected to the locking latch, while the jacket is mounted on a mounting bracket that is mounted on the mounting plate.