US 11,725,437 B1
Hinge assembly for a work vehicle door
John William Cloud, Winfield, KS (US); and Daniel Owen Seacat, Sedgwick, KS (US)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/723,570.
Int. Cl. E05D 5/04 (2006.01); E05D 7/12 (2006.01); E05D 3/02 (2006.01); E02F 9/16 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 5/043 (2013.01) [E05D 7/121 (2013.01); E02F 9/163 (2013.01); E05D 3/02 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/518 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hinge assembly for a work vehicle door, comprising:
a hinge having a body and a first protrusion, wherein the first protrusion is configured to extend through a first opening in a panel of the work vehicle door, and the first protrusion has a first engagement feature; and
a handle having a first corresponding engagement feature configured to engage the first engagement feature of the first protrusion while the handle is in an engaged position to couple the panel to the hinge;
wherein one of the hinge or the handle has a second protrusion, the other of the hinge or the handle has a recess configured to receive the second protrusion, the second protrusion is configured to extend through a second opening in the panel of the work vehicle door, the handle is configured to rotate about the second protrusion from an intermediate position to the engaged position, the second protrusion has a second engagement feature, the recess has a second corresponding engagement feature, the second engagement feature and the second corresponding engagement feature are configured to enable the handle to translate from a disengaged position to the intermediate position, and the second engagement feature and the second corresponding engagement feature are configured to engage one another while the handle is in the engaged position to couple the panel to the hinge.