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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1978
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1977
Clarence Arthur Van Dell, Franklin Village, MI (US);
Dura Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A hinge for connecting automobile hoods to the remainder of the vehicle which includes a bracket member attached to the vehicle supporting a non-rotating cylindrical elongated member with a thick elastomeric torsion spring received around the cylindrical member and bonded thereto at an inner diameter of the torsion spring. A hinge strap is received around the outer diameter of the rubber torsion spring and fastened thereto in non-relative rotating fashion. The hinge strap may be provided with an extension to which a vehicle hood may be attached and the assembly can be installed with the hinge strap projecting upwardly into a hood open position. Closure of the hood will then tension the spring.