Patent ID: 7055218

Claim:
A hinge comprising: a base ( 10 ) defining a first opening ( 11 ) and multiple first arcuate notches ( 12 ) defined in a periphery defining the first opening ( 11 ); a positioning washer ( 30 ) provided on the base ( 10 ) and defining a second opening ( 32 ) aligned with the first opening ( 11 ), multiple second arcuate notches ( 33 ) defined in a periphery defining the second opening ( 32 ) and aligned with the first arcuate notches ( 12 ), and a positioning notch ( 31 ) defined at an outer circumference of the positioning washer ( 30 ); a bracket ( 40 ) defining a third opening ( 41 ) aligned with the second opening ( 32 ), and having an ear ( 43 ) formed at a side of the bracket ( 40 ) for locating in the positioning notch ( 31 ); an upright pintle having a flange and multiple fingers ( 71 ) extending from the flange in turn rotatably through the third opening ( 41 ) of the bracket ( 40 ), and through the second arcuate notches ( 33 ) of the positioning washer ( 30 ) and the first arcuate notches ( 12 ) of the base ( 10 ), and respectively positioned in the second arcuate notches ( 33 ) and the first arcuate notches ( 12 ) of the base ( 10 ) to enable the L-like bracket ( 40 ) to rotate about the base ( 10 ) and positioning washer ( 30 ); and a seat ( 80 ) mounted on the L-like bracket ( 40 ), and a lateral pintle ( 83 ) rotatably mounted in the seat ( 80 ) and substantially perpendicular to the upright pintle ( 70 ).