Access hatch reinforcement module & method of installing an access hatch to an existing hood for a mobile vehicle

This invention relates to wall assemblies for structures. In particular, this invention relates to wall assemblies that have access hatches. Such wall assemblies generally comprise a wall that defines a hatch opening. It is well known to construct wall assemblies of structures with access hatches that can be selectively opened or closed to allow or prevent passage of objects, individuals, or substances through the hatch opening of the wall between different sides of the wall. The access hatch generally comprises a hatch door that may be closed or in other words positioned over the hatch opening to prevent passage of objects through the hatch opening between opposite sides of the wall. Most such access hatches have operational door connecting components that can be engaged to a door engagement component and also engaged to a wall engagement component. The door engagement component is a component that is to be engaged directly or indirectly to the hatch door of the access hatch when construction of the wall assembly is complete. In some cases the door engagement component is, in fact, the hatch door itself. The wall engagement component is a component that is to be engaged directly or indirectly to the wall when construction of the wall assembly is complete. In some cases the wall engagement component is, in fact, the wall itself. The operational door connecting components serve to support the hatch door in certain positions relative to the hatch opening when they are engaged to the hatch door and the wall. The operational door connecting components may comprise various designs of latches, hinges, linkages, and brackets that can be engaged to the hatch door and the wall. The construction of the wall, the hatch door, and the operational door connecting components generally allows for selective positioning of the hatch door in a position covering the hatch opening or in one or more positions exposing the hatch opening. It is also known to construct these components such that the components may be selectively engaged to one another in a manner such that the hatch door is maintained in certain positions relative to the hatch opening. For instance, some access hatch assemblies include latches that can be selectively engaged to maintain the hatch door in a position substantially covering the hatch opening or disengaged to allow movement of the hatch door to positions exposing the hatch opening. An access hatch reinforcement module and a method of assembling an acc