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A hinge for mounting a vehicle door for swinging between open and closed positions on a vehicle body. The hinge includes a door section adapted to be attached rigidly to the door, a body section adapted to be attached rigidly to the body, and an intermediate section pivotally connected to the body s

A hinge for mounting a vehicle door for swinging between open and closed positions on a vehicle body. The hinge includes a door section adapted to be attached rigidly to the door, a body section adapted to be attached rigidly to the body, and an intermediate section pivotally connected to the body section and detachably connected to the door section to enable the door to be quickly removed from and re-installed on the body. To facilitate such removal and re-installation, the door section of the hinge carries a pin which is adapted to hang in a notch in the intermediate section to support, locate and stabilize the door as it is being removed and re-installed. The body section and the intermediate section of the hinge carry components of a plunger-type hold-open mechanism which releasably holds the door in partially open and nearly fully open positions and which remains in its entirety with the vehicle body when the door is removed.

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A hinge for mounting a door for swinging between open and closed positions on the body of a vehicle, said hinge comprising a door section, an intermediate section and a body section each having an upright web, means for securing the webs of said door section and said body section in face-to-face rel

A hinge for mounting a door for swinging between open and closed positions on the body of a vehicle, said hinge comprising a door section, an intermediate section and a body section each having an upright web, means for securing the webs of said door section and said body section in face-to-face relation with the vehicle door and body, respectively, pivot means for pivotally connecting said intermediate section to said body section, means for detachably connecting said door section to said intermediate section whereby said door section may be quickly released from and quickly re-attached to said intermediate section to permit the door to be quickly removed from and re-installed on the vehicle body, the web of said intermediate section being disposed face-to-face with the web of said door section an extending substantially perpendicular to the web of said body section when the door section and the intermediate section are connected and when the door is in said closed position, said means for detachably connecting said door section to said intermediate section being spaced laterally from and being independent of said pivot means and comprising a pin anchored rigidly to and projecting generally horizontally from the web of one of said door section and said intermediate section, a vertically opening notch formed in the web of the other of said door section and said intermediate section and receiving said pin whereby said door section hangs from said intermediate section, and a threaded fastener releasably securing said door section to said intermediate section at a location remote from said pin, said pin and said fastener coacting to locate said door section in a precise position on said intermediate section when said fastener is in place and permitting said door section to be lifted off of said intermediate section when said fastener is removed.