Patent ID: 7007346
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: B60J,E05D,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A multi-axis automobile door mount comprising: a swing hinge adapted to facilitate pivotal motion of an automobile door about a substantially vertical axis of rotation; and a lift hinge adapted to facilitate pivotal motion of the automobile door about a substantially horizontal axis of rotation, the swing hinge comprises a first leaf and a second leaf pivotally coupled to the first leaf about a substantially vertical axis of rotation, the second hinge comprises the second leaf and a third leaf pivotally coupled to the second leaf about a substantially horizontal axis of rotation, the first leaf comprises a first leaf first end and an opposite first leaf second end, a first leaf first side and an opposite first leaf second side, a first leaf first edge and an opposite first leaf second edge, at least two spaced apart first swing knuckles extending from the first leaf second side adjacent the first leaf second edge, the first swing knuckles defining a swing notch there between, the first swing knuckles each having a first bore there through, the first bores being substantially coaxial and extend substantially parallel with the first leaf second edge; the second leaf comprising a second leaf first end and an opposite second leaf second end, a second leaf first side and an opposite second leaf second side, a second leaf first edge and an opposite second leaf second edge, at least one second swing knuckle extending from the second leaf first side and adjacent to the second leaf second edge, the second swing knuckle having a second bore there through extending substantially parallel with the second leaf second edge, the at least one of the at least one second swing knuckles adapted to be positioned within the swing notch with the first and second bores in substantially coaxial alignment; the second leaf further comprising at least two spaced apart first lift knuckles extending from the second leaf first end and defining a lift notch there between, each first lift knuckles having a third bore there through, the third bores in substantially coaxial alignment and substantially parallel with the second leaf first end; the third leaf comprising a third leaf first end and an opposite third leaf second end, a third leaf first side and an opposite third leaf second side, a third leaf first edge and an opposite third leaf second edge, at least one second lift knuckle extending from the third leaf first side adjacent the third leaf first end, the second lift knuckle having a fourth bore there through, the fourth bore extending substantially parallel with the third leaf first end, the second lift knuckle adapted to be coaxially positioned within the lift notch, the third and forth bores in substantially coaxial alignment; the multi-axis automobile door mount further comprising a lift hinge pin and a swing hinge pin, the first and second bores adapted to accept the swing hinge pin there through, the swing hinge pin adapted to couple together the first and, second leaves; and the third and fourth bores adapted to accept the lift hinge pin there through, the lift hinge pin adapted to couple together the second and third leaves a lift hinge locking means adapted to prevent movement of the third leaf about the lift hinge unless the second leaf is at a predetermined angle to the first leaf.