Patent ID: 6345415
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A hinge assembly for a housing, comprising:a hinge base having a rearward side for mounting to the housing, a forward side opposite the rearward side, and an aperture therethrough; a pair of parallel flanges extending orthogonally in a forward direction from the base on opposite side edges of the aperture, each of the flanges defining a corner at its junction with the base; a receptacle in each of the flanges, each of the receptacles having a rearward portion located at the corner and extending partially into the base, each receptacle having a forward portion located forward of the corner; a door member pivotally mounted to the base between the flanges, the door member having a longitudinal axis and a pair of symmetrical tabs on a hinge end that releasably engage the receptacles in the flanges to pivotally connect the door member to the hinge base; wherein the door member has a transverse dimension perpendicular to the longitudinal axis at the hinge end that is greater than the distance between the flanges, but less than a distance between the rearward portions of the receptacles to enable the tabs to be inserted into the rearward portions; wherein the door member has a range of motion of approximately 180 degrees relative to the base while the tabs are located in the forward portions of the receptacles; and wherein the forward portions of the receptacles have a reduced width portion between their respective rearward portions, the reduced width portions being lesser in width than an axial length of each of the tabs.