Patent ID: 8146207

Claim:
A hinge comprising: a seat; a central bracket connected to the seat and having a body; a pivoting shaft formed on and protruding out from a bottom of the body and mounted rotatably through the seat; and two tilting assemblies attached respectively to and protruding transversely out from two sides of the body; a limiting assembly mounted between the seat and the central bracket and comprising a first actuating unit comprising a first stop and a second stop; a pivoting limit mounted pivotally between the first and second stops and having a first side and a second side; and a second actuating unit selectively abutting the first and second sides of the pivoting limit, wherein when the second actuating unit abuts one of the sides of the pivoting limit to pivot the pivoting limit, one of the sides of the pivoting limit abuts one of the stops to limit the rotating angle of the pivoting shaft; wherein the first side of the pivoting limit is adjacent to and selectively abuts the first stop when the second actuating unit abuts the second side of the pivoting limit; wherein the second side is adjacent to and selectively abuts the second stop when the second actuating unit abuts the first side of the pivoting limit; wherein the hinge further comprises a washer assembly having a limiting washer mounted securely around the pivoting shaft and located between the seat and the central bracket; wherein the stops of the first actuating unit are formed on a bottom surface of the limiting washer; wherein the pivoting limit is an elongated bar and is mounted pivotally on the bottom surface of the limiting washer; and wherein the second actuating unit is triangular and is formed on a top surface of the seat.