Patent ID: 7210200

Claim:
A multi-axis automobile door hinge, comprising: a hinge pin; a first leaf comprising: a first leaf first edge; a first leaf second edge opposite the first leaf first edge; a first leaf first side; a first leaf second side opposite the first leaf first side; a first leaf third edge; a first leaf fourth edge opposite the first leaf third edge; and two spaced apart first swing knuckles extending from the first leaf second side adjacent the first leaf fourth edge defining a swing notch there between, the first swing knuckles each define a first swing knuckle bore there through, the axis of the first swing knuckle bores are in substantially coaxial alignment and define a substantially vertical axis; a second leaf comprising: a second leaf first end; a second leaf second end opposite the second leaf first end; a second leaf first edge; a second leaf second edge opposite the second leaf first edge; a second leaf first side; a second leaf second side opposite the second leaf first side, the second leaf second end comprising a second swing knuckle bore extending between the second leaf first edge and the second leaf second edge defining a second swing knuckle, the second swing knuckle is adapted to be received within the swing notch of the first leaf with the axis of the first swing knuckle bores and second swing knuckle bore in substantially coaxial alignment, the hinge pin received within the first swing knuckle bores and the second swing knuckle bore pivotally coupling the second leaf to the first leaf defining a swing-out hinge; and a cylindrical lift hub extending substantially perpendicular from the second leaf first side adjacent the second leaf first end and defining an axis substantially perpendicular to the second swing knuckle bore, the lift hub defining a first half of a lift bearing; and a third leaf comprising: a third leaf first end; a third leaf second end opposite the third leaf first end; a third leaf first side; a third leaf second side opposite the third leaf first side; a third leaf first edge; a third leaf second edge opposite the third leaf first edge, the third leaf first and second end, the third leaf first and second side, and the third leaf first and second edge defining a mount plate; and a lift arm extending from the third leaf second side adjacent the third leaf second end, the lift arm comprising an arm first end coupled with the third leaf second side and an arm second end opposite the arm first end, the lift arm comprising an arm first side and an arm second side opposite the arm first side, the arm second end comprising an arm bore extending from the arm first side to the arm second side and having an axis extending substantially perpendicular to the arm first side, the arm bore adapted to receive the lift hub therein in substantially coaxial alignment therewith, the arm bore defining a second half of the lift bearing, the second leaf pivotally coupled to the third leaf about the lift bearing defining a vertical-lift hinge.