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The present invention relates to an adjustable hinge assembly and, more particularly, to an adjustable hinge assembly for a vehicle closure or deck lid which can be readily, vertically adjusted to enable the closure or deck lid to be positioned so as to be flush with adjacent quarter panels of the v

The present invention relates to an adjustable hinge assembly and, more particularly, to an adjustable hinge assembly for a vehicle closure or deck lid which can be readily, vertically adjusted to enable the closure or deck lid to be positioned so as to be flush with adjacent quarter panels of the vehicle when in its closed position.

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In an automotive vehicle having body structure including spaced side quarter panels and spaced supports extending transversely to said quarter panels which together define a compartment having a top opening, a closure, a pair of spaced hinge assemblies for swingably supporting said closure for movem

In an automotive vehicle having body structure including spaced side quarter panels and spaced supports extending transversely to said quarter panels which together define a compartment having a top opening, a closure, a pair of spaced hinge assemblies for swingably supporting said closure for movement between an open position to permit access to said compartment and a closed position in which said closure covers said compartment, each of said hinge assemblies comprising a hinge box having spaced vertical sides and top and with the hinge box being mounted to one of said transverse supports, a generally horizontal pivot means extending through aligned openings in the sides of said hinge box, a hinge strap having one end mounted to said closure and another end pivotally connected to said pivot means, and adjustment means for vertically raising and lowering the pivot means and hence the closure so that an exterior surface thereof will be flush with adjacent exterior body structure of the vehicle, the improvement being that the adjustment means for raising and lowering said closure comprises providing vertically extending slots in the sides of said hinge box and providing an eye bolt and nut for raising and lowering said pivot means, said eye bolt at one end being pivotally connected to said pivot means and being threaded at another other end and extending through an opening in the top of said hinge box, said nut being threadably engaged with said threaded end of said eye bolt and engageable with the top of said hinge box, said nut being rotatable to cause said eye bolt and pivot means to be moved vertically within the slots in the sides of the hinge box so that the closure can be raised and lowered at an end thereof adjacent the hinge box to enable the closure to be vertically adjusted so that exterior sides thereof will be flush with the adjacent vehicle body structure.