Patent ID: 8099834

Claim:
A loose-pin hinge with integrated stop, comprising: a first hinge leaf including a knuckle having a bore therethrough; a second hinge leaf including a lower knuckle and an upper knuckle each having a bore therethrough, the lower knuckle and the upper knuckle being interdigitially mated with the knuckle of the first hinge leaf such that the bores of the knuckles are coaxially aligned; and a hinge pin including a shank, a head disposed at an upper end of the shank, and a stop member extending radially outward from the head, the shank of the hinge pin being received through the coaxially aligned bores of the knuckles to enable the first hinge leaf to pivot about the hinge pin with respect to the second hinge leaf, the stop member limiting the pivoting of the first hinge leaf to a maximum pivoting angle with respect to the second hinge leaf; wherein the upper knuckle further comprises an engaging formation; wherein the hinge pin further comprises an engaging member disposed along an upper portion of the shank; wherein the engaging member of the hinge pin engages with the engaging formation of the upper knuckle to set an angular position of the hinge pin with respect to the second hinge leaf; and wherein the maximum pivoting angle is determined as a pivoting angle between the first hinge leaf and the second hinge leaf at which the stop member contacts the first hinge leaf.