Patent ID: 7337497

Claim:
A magnetic hinge defining a hinge axis, comprising: (A) a first hinge plate of non-magnetic material; (B) a first magnet disposed in said first plate for movement therewith; (C) a second hinge plate of non-magnetic material; and (D) a second magnet disposed in said second plate for movement therewith; said first and second plates being generally juxtaposed and independently pivotable about the hinge axis in respective parallel planes transverse to the hinge axis between: (a) a closed orientation wherein said first and second plates are essentially superposed, and (b) an open orientation wherein said first and second plates are essentially not superposed; said first and second magnets being essentially superposed and in the same magnetic orientation; said second plate comprising a squeeze bottle having a top defining a dispensing aperture for dispensing any contents of said squeeze bottle when said first and second plates are in said open orientation while retaining the contents of said squeeze bottle therein when said first and second plates are in said closed orientation.