Patent ID: 9302713
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B62D,E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A multiple axis hinge arrangement for a truck hood, comprising: a first hinge arrangement mountable to a truck hood and a truck frame front end defining a horizontal pivot axis relative to the truck allowing the hood to be pivoted between an longitudinally open position and a closed position; a second hinge arrangement having a hinge point defining a vertical pivot axis mountable at a first side of the truck frame; a securing device mountable at a second side of the truck frame for releasably securing the hood to the truck frame to allow the hood to pivot on the vertical axis in a lateral direction relative to the truck between a laterally open position and a closed position; and, a coupling device mountable to the truck frame, the first hinge arrangement mounted to the coupling device for pivotal movement relative to the coupling device, wherein the coupling device comprises the second hinge arrangement and the securing device.