Overtravel hinge

An overtravel hinge assembly for a vehicle door operatively coupled to a door track of a passenger vehicle, the overtravel hinge assembly comprising:

• a first bracket adapted to be mounted to the vehicle door;
• a second bracket pivotally coupled to the first bracket via a hinge;
• a transport assembly pivotally coupled to the second bracket, the transport assembly comprising a coupling member for releasably coupling the second bracket to the transport assembly;
• wherein, the transport assembly comprises a movable member adapted to contact and move along the door track as the vehicle door moves between an open and closed positions;
• wherein, the hinge assembly is configured to move between at least a closed configuration, an open configuration, and an extended configuration.

A hinge assembly for movably coupling a vehicle door to a vehicle between an open position and a closed position, the vehicle having a chassis and a track coupled to the chassis, the hinge assembly comprising:

• a first bracket adapted to be mounted to the vehicle door and a second bracket coupled to the first bracket;
• and
• a transport assembly coupled to the second bracket and adapted to move in contact with the track;
• wherein, the hinge assembly is configured to move between at least a first configuration, a second configuration, and a third configuration;
• wherein, in the first and second configurations, the second bracket extends outwardly at a first angle relative to the transport assembly;
• wherein, in the third configuration, the second bracket extends outwardly at a second angle relative to the transport assembly, where the second angle is greater than the first angle.