Patent ID: 6682130
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: B62D,E05D

Abstract:
In an over the highway vehicle having a body defining an occupant space and an access opening to the space, an improved door construction comprising:a) a door pivotally connected to the body and having pivotally connected upper and lower positions; b) the door being pivotal relative to the body between a closed position and a full open position allowing unobstructed passage into and out of the space; c) the lower portion being pivotal relative to the upper portion between an aligned condition for closing the opening and an articulated condition wherein the portions are generally juxtaposed; d) the portions being in a generally vertically aligned relationship when in the aligned condition and in a generally side by side relationship, when in the articulated condition; e) a tether interposed between the body and the lower portion; and, the tether limiting pivotal movement of the door when the lower portion is in the aligned condition to a partially open position and permitting movement of the door to the full open position when the lower portion is in the articulated condition.