The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1983
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1980
Hayathugu Harasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Nobuaki Matsuura, Hiroshima, JP;
Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A hinge structure for pivotally connecting a hood or bonnet of an automobile to the automobile for selectively opening and closing an automobile engine compartment of a front body structure of the automobile including a first hinge bracket having one end portion rigidly secured to a stiffening plate which is in turn secured to the hood, and a second hinge bracket having one end portion rigidly secured to a radiator shroud which is in turn secured to the front body structure. The other end portions of the respective first and second hinge brackets are pivotally connected by means of a hinge pin. Each of the first and second hinge brackets is of generally a U-shaped cross-section.