Door hinge with an annular elastomeric check
 A door hinge unit comprises a first leaf attached to a door, a second leaf attached to a hinge pillar, a hinge pin adapted to be inserted into corresponding bores formed within the leaves of the hinge, a striker mounted to the second leaf, and a check arm mounted to the first leaf and urged into contact with the striker by means of an elastomeric element which preferably comprises a generally annular elastomeric component which may be mounted to a cylindrincal pedestal having an axial groove for accepting a shank of the check arm. The check arm may be furnished with a plurality of indentations allowing the hinge unit to be stopped in any one of several rotational positions of stable equilibrium. 
Ford Motor Company
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Lawrence D.
Peterson