Patent ID: 6813813
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: E05D,E05Y,G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
In a collapsible hinge bracket having a frame provided with two legs respectively formed on opposite sides of the frame and each having, a limit cutout defined in a periphery of the leg, a base pivotally connected to the frame, first washers provided on a side of one of the legs, a pad provided on the other side of the leg, a positioning disk adjacent to the pad and pivotable relative to the pad, wherein the positioning disk has a finger extending to the limit cutout to limit pivotal movement of the positioning disk relative to the pad, multiple leaf springs adjacent to the positioning disk to sandwich the positioning disk with the pad, a second washer adjacent to one of the leaf springs and a bolt one and of which extends through the first washers, said one leg, the pad, the positioning disk, the leaf springs, the second washer and into a nut to securely combine the first washers on one side of said one leg and the pad, the positioning disk, the leaf springs and the second washer on the other side of said one leg and other end of which securely connects to the base, wherein the improvement comprises:the leg has multiple bosses formed on a side face of said one leg and the pad has multiple cutouts peripherally defined in the pad to correspond to the bosses such that after the bosses are received in the corresponding cutouts of the pad, the pad is immovable relative to said one leg, the pad has a pair of extensions respectively extending to opposite directions and each extension protrude out of a surface of the pad, the positioning disk has a pair of first notches and a pair of second notches alternately corresponding to the pair of extensions so that the frame is able to be supported at an upright position or in parallel relative to the base.