A hinge assembly is provided for hinging a hood on a utility vehicle body so
as
to enable the hood to open upwardly and backwardly from the front end of the utility
vehicle. A bracket made from steel is secured adhesively to an underside of the
hood, which is made from a polymeric material, near a back end of the hood. A double-rocker,
four-link mechanism includes a lower, fixed link, an upper, coupler link, a comparatively
longer, front rocker link, and a comparatively shorter, back rocker link. The front,
back, and coupler links are displaceable so that the upper end of the back link
is movable toward and away from the lower end of the front link. An extensible-retractable
spring connected between the rocker links baises the upper end of the back link
toward the lower end of the front link.
