Patent ID: 8100453
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: B60N,B60R,E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A lid device openable from two sides on an article with an opening, comprising: a lid member having a right side and a left side, first and second linkage members separated from the lid member and arranged along the right and left sides of the lid member, respectively, each linkage member having a first shaft arranged between one end of the linkage member and the article and a second shaft arranged between the other end of the linkage member and the lid member, the first and second shafts of the first linkage member being arranged coaxially with the second and first shafts of the second linkage member, respectively, each linkage member having in a middle portion thereof a latch projecting outwardly therefrom and a biasing member for biasing the latch in one direction, a latch receiver disposed in the article, the latch receiver receiving the latch projecting from the linkage member and being engageable therewith, a switching member slidably disposed in the lid member and having engageable ends to selectively place the engageable ends in an advanced position, in a retracted position inside the lid member, and in an intermediate position between the advanced position and the retract position; wherein when the engageable end of the switching member is set in the advanced position, the engageable end presses one of the latches in a direction against a biasing action to disengage said one of the latches from the latch receiver corresponding thereto to thereby open the lid member to one side.