Patent ID: 7411153

Claim:
A welding-type machine comprising: a base having at least one slot therein; and an enclosure attached to the base having at least one removable side panel, the at least one removable side panel constructed to removeably attach to the base for selective opening and closing and providing access to the inside of the enclosure, the at least one side panel including: first and second ends, and at least one hinge attached to the first end, the hinge having a curved section connected to a transition section, where the curved section positions the transition section at an angle to the removable side panel that allows the at least one hinge to be insertable into the slot in the base and arranged to allow removal of the side panel within a range of extraction angles and retain the side panel to the base at angles outside the range of extraction angles; wherein the range of extraction angles includes a majority of angles from vertical to horizontal.