Patent ID: 7845745
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: A47B,E05D,E05Y,F25D

Abstract:
1. An appliance comprising: a.) a first housing that houses a component which performs an electrical appliance function, the first housing having a side wall and an access location on a front wall other than the side wall at which access to the appliance function-performing component can be had; b.) a second housing that houses a component which performs an electrical appliance function, the second housing having a side wall and an access location on a front wall other than the side wall at which access to the appliance function-performing component can be had, the first housing and the second housing being disposable in a user configuration in which the side wall of the first housing is adjacent to the side wall of the second housing yet access to the respective appliance function-performing components of the first housing and the second housing can still be had; c.) a hinge hingedly interconnecting the first housing and the second housing to each other for pivoting movement of one housing relative to the other housing, the hinge having a first portion connected to the first housing, a second portion connected to the second housing, and means interconnecting the first portion of the hinge and the second portion of the hinge to one another for pivotal movement, wherein the hinge is attached to a rear edge of the sidewalls facing each other; and d.) a blocking element for selectively blocking pivotal movement of the hinge such that the side wall of the first housing is maintained adjacent to the side wall of the second housing in the user configuration.