| US 7,520,024 B2 | ||
| Hinge assembly | ||
| Ting-Hsien Wang, Shulin (Taiwan) | ||
| Assigned to Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien (Taiwan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 09, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/450,196. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0283533 A1, Dec. 13, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. E05D 11/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 16—321 [16/319; 16/324] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A hinge assembly comprising
a body having
two sides;
a top;
a bottom; and
two protrusions being coaxially formed at the two sides respectively;
two mounting leaves being mounted pivotally on the two sides of the body and each mounting leaf having
a bottom;
a side surface;
a slide slot being formed through the side surface of the mounting leaf and receiving one of the protrusions of the body and
having a folding end; and
an active slot being formed through the side surface of the mounting leaf and having a latching end and being crisscross with
the slide slot;
an active leaf being capable of retaining in a position and having two mounting portions being mounted pivotally with the
mounting leaves respectively and each mounting portion having
a surface; and
a retainer protruding from the surface of the mounting portion and extending through the active slot in a corresponding one
of the mounting leaves and being in the latching end of the active slot; and
two resilient elements being mounted respectively on the mounting leaves and each resilient element having
a first end being attached to one of the mounting leaves; and
a second end being connected to one of the mounting portions of the active leaf.
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