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

Claim 19:
20. 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 releasably coupled to the second bracket;
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 where the coupling member is coupled to the second bracket and an extended configuration wherein the coupling member is decoupled from the second bracket and the second bracket is rotated relative to transport assembly;

a biasing member adapted to bias the hinge assembly to the closed configuration.