Vehicle with upwardly pivoting door
AssigneeCorbin Pacific, Inc.
InventorMichael W. Hanagan
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Abstract
A vehicle has a chassis providing a drier compartment and includes a door frame about an opening into the driver compartment. A door is cooperatively dimensioned and configured to close the opening, and is pivotably mounted on the door on the forward portion of the door frame by a hinge. The hinge includes a pivot pin having a pivot axis angled rearwardly and outwardly. The door pivots upwardly and forwardly about the pivot pin during opening movement. Upward opening of the door is facilitated by the inclusion of a spring arragement biasing the door into an open position.
Claims16
In a vehicle, the combination comprising:
- (a) a chassis providing a driver compartment and including a door frame about an opening into said driver compartment;
- (b) a door cooperatively dimensioned and configured to close said opening;
- (c) a hinge pivotably mounting said door on the forward portion of said door frame, said hinge including a pivot pin having a pivot axis angled rearwardly and outwardly;
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- (d) first biasing means biasing said door upwardly, said door pivoting upwardly and forwardly about said pivot pin during opening movement.
In a vehicle, the combination comprising:
- (a) a chassis providing a driver compartment and including a door frame about an opening into said driver compartment;
- (b) a door cooperatively dimensioned and configured to close said opening, said door frame and opening being angled rearwardly and inwardly;
- (c) a hinge pivotably mounting said door on the upper end of said forward portion of said door frame, said hinge including a pivot pin having a pivot axis angled rearwardly and outwardly, said pivot pin also being angled downwardly in the outward direction;
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- (d) first biasing means biasing said door upwardly, said door pivoting upwardly and forwardly about said pin during opening movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.