Patent ID: 8066320

Claim:
A hinge assembly for a vehicle door, comprising: a hinge member joined to the door; a cam member disposed about a portion of the hinge member, the cam member having a protrusion; a casing joined to a body portion of the vehicle, the casing having an aperture along an axis, the aperture configured to receive a portion of the cam member therein, and the casing having a slot configured so the protrusion of the cam member moves along the slot, the slot including a first detent; and a biasing member configured and positioned to urge the cam member in a direction to move the door to a closed position, wherein when the door is rotated about the axis to a first open position, the protrusion moves along the slot to an engaged position with the first detent such that the door is maintained at the first open position until the door is moved to disengage the protrusion from the first detent.