Support device for a hinged panel

A support device for a hood mounted on an automobile, the hood being angularly displaceable between an opened position and a closed position, the support device comprising:

• an elongate connecting member pivotally connected to the hood, said elongate connecting member including a helical mating surface disposed thereupon;
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• a support arm pivotally connected to the automobile, said support arm telescopingly receiving said elongate connecting member and being provided with a helical mating surface which is adapted to cooperate with said helical mating surface of said elongate connecting member,
• said helical mating surfaces being aligned about a common axis, one of said helical mating surfaces being rotatable relative to the other about said axis, whereby as the hood is raised or lowered, either the elongate connecting member or the support arm may be stationary in relation to said axis.

A support device for a hood mounted on an automobile, the hood being angularly displaceable between an opened position and a closed position, the support device comprising:

• an elongate connecting member pivotally connected to the hood, said elongate connecting member including a helical mating surface disposed thereupon;
• a support arm pivotally connected to the automobile, said support arm telescopingly receiving said elongate connecting member and being provided with a helical mating surface which is adapted to cooperate with said helical mating surface of said elongate connecting member,
• said helical mating surfaces being aligned about a common axis, one of said helical mating surfaces being rotatable relative to the other about said axis, whereby as the hood is raised or lowered, either or both of the elongate connecting member and the support may be stationary in relation to said axis;
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• means for twisting the helical mating surface of the elongate connecting member in relation to the helical mating surface of the support arm.

A support device for a hinged panel mounted on a vehicle, the hinged panel being angularly displaceable between an opened position and a closed position, the support device comprising:

• an elongate connecting member pivotally connected to the vehicle, said elongate connecting member including a shaft portion and a helical mating surface disposed thereupon;
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• a support arm pivotally connected to the hinged panel, said support arm telescopingly receiving said elongate connecting member and being provided with a helical mating surface which is adapted to cooperate with said helical mating surface of said elongate connecting member,
• said helical mating surfaces being aligned about a common axis, one of said helical mating surfaces being rotatable relative to the other about said axis, whereby as the hinged panel is raised or lowered, either the elongate connecting member or the support arm may be stationary in relation to said axis.