Patent ID: 7836549

Claim:
A multi-directional hinge comprising: a first hinge member defining at least one first outwardly-projecting hinge tab, the tab having a width and a height wherein the width is greater than the height, the first hinge member further defining a second hinge tab laterally spaced apart from the first hinge tab, the second hinge tab having a width and a height wherein the width is greater than the height; a second hinge member having a first recess receiving the first hinge tab of the first member, the recess including a slot complimentary configured with the tab to allow non-rotational linear movement of the tab in the slot and an enlarged receptacle complimentary configured with the tab to allow rotational movement of the tab in the receptacle; and a third hinge member having a second recess receiving the second hinge tab and being laterally spaced apart from the first recess, the second recess including a slot complimentary configured with the second hinge tab to allow non-rotational linear movement of the second tab in the slot and an enlarged receptacle complimentary configured with the second tab to allow rotational movement of the second tab in the receptacle, wherein the first hinge tab is movable from a first position in the slot where the tab cannot be rotated to a second position in the receptacle where the tab can be rotated, and wherein the first hinge member includes a guide tab spaced-vertically apart from the first and second hinge tabs, the guide tab received in a channel disposed on a frame supporting the second and third hinge members.