Patent ID: 11913267
Assignee: THE BRAUN CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 16:
17. 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 pivotably coupled to the first bracket at a hinge; and
a transport assembly coupled to the second bracket and adapted to move in contact with the track;
a coupling member releasably coupled to the second bracket;
a biasing mechanism coupled to the transport assembly, the biasing member adapted to bias the hinge assembly to the first configuration;
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.