Patent ID: 8727165
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: B65D,E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hinge pivotally joining a first member to a second member, the hinge comprising: a pivot axis defined by a pivot pin for attaching end portions of the first member and the second member; and an extensible plate attached to the first member and to the second member and located within an angled slot in the first member, the slot having an angle less than 90 degrees from an imaginary plane defined by an outer surface of the first member, the extensible plate and the pivot axis being selectively extendable from the slot in both horizontal and vertical components of displacement relative to the imaginary plane from a first position wherein the pivot axis is located on a first side of the imaginary plane to a second position wherein the pivot axis is located on an opposite side of the imaginary plane.