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Diagonal opening hinge

  • US 8,291,548 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2011
  • Issued: 10/23/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A door hinge comprising:

  • a. a base member, made of a flat piece of metal defining a plane, wherein the base member includes bolt slots disposed as elongated openings on the base member;

    b. a primary swivel member which is swivelly mounted to the base member so that the primary swivel member swivels on the plane defined by the base member, and wherein the primary swivel member has a primary swivel axis normal to the plane defined by the base member, wherein the primary swivel member defines a plane of the primary swivel member;

    c. an arm extended from the primary swivel member, wherein the arm is swivelly mounted to the primary swivel member at a secondary swivel, wherein the secondary swivel has an secondary swivel axis of rotation normal to the primary swivel axis, wherein the arm for the comprises bolt slots, wherein the arm is mounted to a door of the vehicle, wherein the arm has an extended position corresponding to an open vehicle door and a retracted position corresponding to a closed vehicle door;

    d. a shock bracket mounted to the primary swivel member by a shock bracket bolt, wherein the shock bracket has a shock bracket axis of rotation parallel to the primary swivel axis; and

    e. a shock mounted between the shock bracket and the base member, wherein simultaneous coplanar motion of the primary swivel member, the base member and the shock allow the shock to move on the plane of the primary swivel member and the base member, wherein the shock has a shock base end attaching to a base member bolt; and

    e. a stopper bracket formed on the base member and having a vertical face facing a stopper bolt disposed on the arm; and

    f. a tip of the stopper bolt, wherein the a tip of the stopper bolt is offset from the plane outward which is in the direction away from the vehicle to provide a diagonal opening motion, wherein the tip rolls on the vertical face of the stopper bracket when the arm returns to the retracted position, wherein the stopper bolt is connected to the arm.

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