Patent ID: 6065251
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: A47K,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus comprisinga panel member having an upper side surface, an opposite bottom side surface, a first end, a second end, a back edge side extending between the first end and the second end, and a front edge surface extending between the first end and the second end opposite to the first edge surface, said panel member defining a first notch in the back edge surface and a second notch in the back edge surface, said panel member having a first hinge tab portion positioned in the first notch, and a second hinge tab portion positioned in the second notch; each hinge tab portion having a first end attached to the panel member and a second end extending from the panel member and positioned in the notch, and further having an upwardly extending lip adjacent to the second end;a hinge member formed from a base member having a front side surface, a first housing mounted to the base member front side surface, and a second housing mounted to the base member front side surface, each said housing having a first side wall extending generally normally from the base member front side surface, a second side wall extending from the base member front side surface positioned parallel to the first side wall and spaced apart therefrom, and an end wall connecting the first side wall to the second side wall and positioned generally parallel to the base member front side surface, said end wall having an upper end and a lower end; said first side wall, said second side wall, and said end wall together partially defining a generally parallel-walled chamber having an upper end and a lower end; and a roof member extending generally normally from the base member front side surface in covering relationship with the upper end of the chamber, said roof member having an inner end attached to the base member and an outer end spaced above the upper end of the end wall and between the upper end of the end wall and the base member, said roof member having a lip near the outer end extending downwardly toward the chamber, said lip having a lower end, a slot being formed between the lower end of the lip and the upper end of the end wall;wherein the first hinge tab portion is positioned in the slot defined in the first housing and the second hinge tab portion is positioned in the slot defined in the second housing, with the first side wall and the second side wall of each housing being positioned in a respective notch of the panel member;wherein said panel member is moveable from a first position in which the lip on each hinge tab is engaged by the lip of a housing to prevent the panel member from being separated from the hinge member, to a second position in which the lip on each hinge tab is disengaged from the lip of the housing to permit the panel member to be separated from the hinge member.