Patent ID: 6934999

Claim:
A double-armed hinge for use in a motor vehicle, comprising: a first bar for fastening to a front bonnet of said motor vehicle; a second bar for fastening to a body of said motor vehicle; a first arm and a second arm wherein at least one of said first arm and said second arm is constructed in two parts and comprises a first strut and a second strut; and a thrust piece applied to one of said first strut and said second strut; wherein said thrust piece includes a head configured to grip behind said one of said first strut and said second strut, and wherein said first strut and said second strut are pivotably connected to each other by a connecting joint and rigidly braced to each other by a connection device which yields under a given load so that, under a sudden load that exceeds the given load, the connection device breaks and the first and second bars come closer to each other substantially without resistance.