Locking Hinge Assemblies for Use on Vehicles
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorJordan Aubrey Renfro
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Abstract
A locking hinge assembly for a vehicle includes a hinge base coupled to a base component of the vehicle. The hinge base defines a vertical channel and a horizontal channel. The vertical channel is perpendicular to the horizontal channel. The locking hinge assembly also includes a hinge tongue coupled to a pivotable component of the vehicle. The hinge tongue is moveable between various positions including a closed position and an open position. The hinge tongue is received by the vertical channel of the hinge base in the closed position. The hinge tongue is received by the horizontal channel of the hinge base in the open position.
Claims20
A locking hinge assembly for a vehicle, the locking hinge assembly comprising:
- a hinge base coupled to a base component of the vehicle, the hinge base defining a vertical channel and a horizontal channel, the vertical channel perpendicular to the horizontal channel;
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- a hinge tongue coupled to a pivotable component of the vehicle, the hinge tongue moveable between a plurality of positions including a closed position and an open position, the hinge tongue received by the vertical channel of the hinge base in the closed position, the hinge tongue received by the horizontal channel of the hinge base in the open position.
An off-road vehicle comprising:
- a frame assembly;
- a seating assembly coupled to the frame assembly;
- a cargo box coupled to the frame assembly aft of the seating assembly, the cargo box comprising a floor and a gate;
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- a locking hinge assembly comprising:
- a hinge base coupled to the floor of the cargo box, the hinge base defining a vertical channel and a horizontal channel, the vertical channel perpendicular to the horizontal channel;
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- a hinge tongue coupled to the gate of the cargo box, the hinge tongue moveable between a plurality of positions including a closed position and an open position, the hinge tongue received by the vertical channel of the hinge base in the closed position, the hinge tongue received by the horizontal channel of the hinge base in the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.