Patent ID: 7347483

Claim:
A vehicle door hinge comprising: a chassis plate for securing the hinge to a vehicle chassis, the chassis plate having at least one chassis mounting portion adapted for attaching the chassis plate to the vehicle chassis; a door attaching arm for securing a vehicle door to the hinge, the door attaching arm having at least one door mounting portion to permit attachment of the vehicle door to the door attaching arm, one or more of the at least one door mounting portion being removably securable to the door attaching arm; and a multiple axis connector pivotally connecting the chassis plate to the door attaching arm and permitting rotation about two or more axes to allow the door attaching arm to pivot outwardly and upwardly with respect to the chassis plate, said rotation being sufficient to enable the hinge to open, raise and close the vehicle door; wherein the door attaching arm, multiple axis connector and chassis plate are removably securable to each other to facilitate assembly of the vehicle hinge for converting pre-existing vehicle doors.