Safety hinge and latch for a vehicle body closure

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A VEHICLE BODY MEMBER HAVING A COMPARTMENT OPENING, A CLOSURE MEMBER ENGAGEABLE WITH THE BODY MEMBER TO CLOSE SAID COMPARTMENT OPENING, MEANS HINGING SAID CLOSURE MEMBER ON SAID BODY FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT BETWEEN OPENED AND CLOSED POSITIONS AND FOR LIMITED LINEAR MOVEMENT IN COMPARTMENT CLOSING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BODY MEMBER BETWEEN SAID CLOSED POSITION AND A SAFETY POSITION CONDITIONING SAID HINGING MEANS TO PREVENT OPENING SWINGING MOVEMENT OF THE CLOSED CLOSURE MEMBER, A SUPPORT ROD PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON ONE OF SAID MEMBERS AND SWINGABLE BETWEEN A STORED POSITION AND A RAISED POSITION ENGAGEABLE BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS TO MAINTAIN THE CLOSURE MEMBER IN ITS OPENED POSITION, AND SAID BODY AND CLOSURE MEMBERS EACH HAVING CLOSELY SPACED OPPOSING SHOULDERS FORMED THEREON REMOTELY OF SAID HINGING MEANS AND NORMALLY INTERENGAGED BY SAID ROD IN ITS STORED POSITION TO LATCH SAID CLOSURE MEMBER AGAINST LINEAR MOVEMENT FROM IT SAFETY POSITION.