Patent ID: 6578233
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: E05D,E05Y,F21V,Y10T

Abstract:
A hinge mechanism comprising:a base with a slot, a shuttle guide extending from edges of the slot, wherein the shuttle guide has a back surface with an aperture, a shuttle coupled with the base and capable of sliding through the slot and shuttle guide, wherein the shuttle has a back side with an aperture, an up position and a down position, wherein when the shuttle is in the up position, the aperture of the shuttle guide substantially aligns with the aperture of the shuttle, and a link rotatably coupled to an end of the shuttle, wherein the link has a first position wherein the link is substantially perpendicular to the shuttle and a second position wherein the link is substantially parallel with the shuttle, wherein the link is rotatable between the first position and the second position.