Dual position hinge

Details Dual position hinge Dual position hinge

1990-09-04

1991-08-13

Seidel, Richard K.

Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,

Hinge

Including adjustment for changing relative orientation of...

16387, E05D 704

Patent

active

050384368

ABSTRACT:
A hinge rotatably connecting a paintable closure panel to a closure panel jamb of a vehicle body panel of a motor vehicle and enabling temporary extending motion of the hinge from a retracted position to an extended position, spacing the paintable closure panel away from the vehicle body panel during assembly to allow the painting of the paintable closure panel and the clousre panel jamb. A reinforcement plate mounts to the vehicle body panel and has a pair of slots and a retaining pin hole. A body hinge plate has a pair of rivets that are slideably received by the slots of the reinforcement plate to permit slideable movement of the body hinge plate relative to the reinforcement plate. A gate side strap of the hinge is mounted to the paintable closure panel. A hinge pin hingedly connects the gate side strap to the body hinge plate enabling rotation of the paintable closure panel. A retaining pin temporarily installed in a retaining pin hole in the body hinge plate and the aligned retaining pin hole in the reinforcement plate retains the hinge in the extended position spacing the paintable closure panel from the vehicle body panel to allow for painting of the paintable closure panel and the closure panel jamb. A pair of securing bolts mounts the body hinge plate to the vehicle body panel for retaining the hinge in the retracted position after painting and removal of the retaining pin.

REFERENCES:
patent: 426341 (1890-04-01), Strong
patent: 1124048 (1915-01-01), Malaspina
patent: 2111840 (1934-08-01), Chrisman
patent: 2277549 (1941-03-01), Jervis
patent: 2615194 (1952-10-01), Kreiner
patent: 2684714 (1954-07-01), Corey
patent: 4091522 (1978-05-01), Suermann et al.

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