Patent ID: 7032953

Claim:
A vehicle body structure comprising: a vehicle body including a vertically extending door mounting pillar with the door mounting pillar having an inner side wall disposed on the vehicle interior facing side and an outer side wall disposed on the vehicle exterior facing side; a door swingably mounted to the door mounting pillar of the vehicle body to move between a closed position and an open position; and a dual pivot hinge mounted between the door mounting pillar and the door to swingably mount the door to the door mounting pillar for movement between the closed position and the open position, the dual pivot hinge including a pillar mounting member fixedly coupled to the door mounting pillar; a door mounting member fixedly coupled to the door; and a gooseneck connecting member pivotally coupled at a first end to the pillar mounting member and pivotally coupled at a second end to the door mounting member with an intermediate part of the gooseneck connecting member extending through a pillar opening in the inner side wall of the door mounting pillar when the door is in the closed position.