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Door hinge for vehicle

  • US 4,655,499 A
  • Filed: 02/22/1985
  • Issued: 04/07/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle comprising:

  • a door (16);

    a door frame (14); and

    hinge means (20) for connecting said door (16) to said door frame (14) for allowing pivotal movement of said door (16) from a closed position aligned with said door frame (14) to a 90°

    open position to a 180°

    open position;

    said hinge means (20) including a bracket member (22) having first and second ends (24,26);

    first pivotal connecting means (30) for pivotally connecting said first end (24) to said door frame (14);

    second pivotal connecting means (34) for pivotally connecting said second end (26) to said door (16); and

    characterized by said first and second pivotal connecting means (30,34) lying in a plane substantially parallel to an exterior face of said door (16) when said door (16) is in the closed position and hinge latching means (48) for engaging one of said first and second ends (24,26) of said bracket member (22) in a locked condition to prevent pivotal movement of said bracket member (22) relative to the respective one of said door (16) and said door frame (14) as said door (16) pivots from the closed position to the 90°

    open position and for releasably disengaging said one of said first and second ends (24,26) in an unlocked condition to allow pivotal movement of said bracket member (22) relative to the respective one of said door (16) and said door frame (14) as said door (16) pivots to the 180°

    open position.

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