Patent ID: 11905750
Assignee: TEIJIN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A releasable hinge assembly comprising:
a mounting bracket having a first mounting plate and a first pin tab and a second pin tab extending from the first mounting plate, the first and second pin tabs each defining a through hole therein, wherein the mounting bracket has a fork extending from the first mounting plate between the first pin tab and the second pin tab;
a hinge bracket having a second mounting plate and a knuckle extending therefrom, the knuckle having a wall that defines a first cutout near a first end of the knuckle and a second cutout near a second end of the knuckle, the first cutout and the second cutout each being L-shaped; and
a plurality of spring biased locking mechanisms each having a pawl arm and a pin, the plurality of locking mechanisms positioned within a pin channel of the hinge bracket with the pawl arm of a first of the spring biased locking mechanisms positioned within and projecting from the first cutout and the pin thereof being coaxial within the pin channel and with the pawl arm of a second of the spring biased locking mechanisms positioned within and projecting from the second cutout and the pin thereof being coaxial within the pin channel, the pawl arm of the first spring biased locking mechanisms configured to move within the first cutout to push the pin thereof beyond the first end of the knuckle and through the through hole defined in the first pin tab of the mounting bracket and the pawl arm of the second spring biased locking mechanisms configured to move within the second cutout to push the pin thereof beyond the second end of the knuckle and through the through hole defined in the second pin tab of the mounting bracket.