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US 12,680,356 B2Granted
Door hinge
AssigneeSROOC Holdings, LLC
InventorJerrod Chance Cook
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a replacement door to a UTV/ATV to replace a mesh door with a panel door employs a hinge member that is mounted to the UTV/ATV after removal of the mesh door. The mesh door and other components are removed from the UTV/ATV. The hinge member includes a first and second angled flanges adapted to mount to the frame of the UTV/ATV after removal of the mesh door. Striker components are mounted to the frame to engage the door latches. The replacement panel door mounts to the hinge member and provides panel doors to the UTV/ATV.
Claims18
A hinge system for mounting a door to a frame of a UTV or an ATV, comprising:
- a frame mounting plate formed as a planar body with a single bend, the single bend defining an upper portion on a first side of the single bend and a lower portion on a second side of the single bend, wherein the angle of the single bend is chosen to conform said upper portion to substantially fit a first surface of the frame of the UTV or ATV, while said lower portion conforms to fit a second surface of the frame of the UTV or ATV;
- a door mounting plate, hingedly engaged with the frame mounting plate for attaching said door to said UTV or ATV;
- an upper frame flange attached to said frame mounting plate and a lower frame flange attached to said frame mounting plate, the upper frame flange and the lower frame flange spaced a first distance from one another along an extent of the frame mounting plate;
- and in which said door mounting plate comprises:
- an upper door flange of said door mounting plate, and
- a lower door flange of said door mounting plate,
- said upper door flange and said lower door flange spaced a second distance apart from one another along an extent of said door mounting plate,
- such that a first hinge pin goes through the opening in the upper frame flange and the upper door flange and a second hinge pin goes through openings in the lower frame flange and the lower door flange.
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A method for replacing a mesh door of an UTV or ATV with a panel door, comprising the steps of:
- removing the mesh door;
- mounting a door mounting plate onto the panel door;
- attaching a frame mounting plate to a frame of the UTV or ATV, said frame mounting plate formed as a planar body with a single bend, the single bend defining on a first side of the single bend an upper portion and the single bend defining on a second side of the single bend a lower portion, said upper and lower portions being at an angle to one another defined by the single bend, said angle chosen to conform said upper portion to substantially fit a first surface of a frame of the UTV or ATV, while said lower portion conforms to fit a second surface of the frame of the UTV or ATV;
- wherein a first hinge pin extends through aligned holes in the door mounting plate and the frame mounting plate to hingedly attach said panel door to the UTV or ATV;
- the frame mounting plate comprises an upper frame flange and a lower frame flange are attached to the frame mounting plate, the upper frame mounting flange and the lower frame mounting flange being spaced a first distance from one another along an extent of the frame mounting plate;
- said door mounting plate comprises:
- an upper door flange, and
- a lower door flange,
- said upper and lower door flanges being spaced a second distance apart from one another along an extent of said door mounting plate, wherein
- the through aligned holes in the door mounting plate and the frame mounting plate are in the upper frame flange and upper door flange, respectively.
7 more elements
A hinge system for mounting a door to a frame of a UTV or an ATV, comprising:
- a frame mounting plate formed as a planar body with a single bend, the single bend defining an upper portion on a first side of the single bend and a lower portion on a second side of the single bend, wherein the angle of the single bend is chosen to conform said upper portion to substantially fit a first surface of the frame of the UTV or ATV, while said lower portion conforms to fit a second surface of the frame of the UTV or ATV and having an upper frame flange and a lower frame flange extending from the planar body, the upper frame flange and the lower frame flange each having an opening to accommodate a hinge pin;
- a door mounting plate, including a center portion and an upper door flange and a lower door flange, the upper door flange and a lower door flange each having an opening to accommodate a hinge pin;
- at least one hinge pin extending through the upper frame flange and the upper door flange and through the lower frame flange and the lower door flange,
- in which the hinge is formed by the holes in the frame mounting plate and the door mounting plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.