Patent ID: 8874178

Claim:
An electronic appliance comprising: a. a recess on a casing; b. a device housing, wherein the device housing is sized to fit within the recess; and c. a hinge mechanism configured to rotatably couple the device housing to an electronic device, wherein the hinge mechanism includes: i. a first pivot formed on the device housing; ii. a first socket formed as part of a contour of the recess, wherein the first socket has an inner surface and a plurality of indentations on the inner surface, wherein the first socket having a first socket structure configured to receive and match a contour of the first pivot within the perimeter of the inner surface of the first socket, wherein the plurality of indentations are configured to lock the device housing in a discrete position; and iii. a locking sleeve surrounding the first pivot, wherein the locking sleeve has a body in a ring structure, wherein a first portion of the body bends inwardly in a concave matter along an inner surface of the body and a second portion of the body, located on an opposite end from the first portion of the body, protrudes outwardly in a convex manner along an outer surface of the body from the circumference of the ring structure to form a latching protrusion configured to engage one of the plurality of the indentations.