Patent ID: 8590106

Claim:
A sliding hinge comprising: a main bracket having a U-shaped cross-section and two opposite stationary wings, and each stationary wing having at least one positioning detent formed in an inner surface of the stationary wing; and an elongated slot formed through the stationary wing, adjacent to and along a distal edge of the stationary wing; a sliding bracket mounted slidably between the stationary wings of the main bracket, having a U-shaped cross-section and two opposite sliding wings, and each sliding wing having at least one mounting hole formed through the sliding wing and corresponding to the elongated slot of a corresponding stationary wing of the main bracket; two positioning assemblies mounted respectively between the stationary wings of the main bracket and the sliding wings of the sliding bracket, and each positioning assembly having at least one connecting panel having a connector mounted between a corresponding stationary wing of the main bracket and a corresponding sliding wing of the sliding bracket and having at least one through hole formed through the connector of the at least one connecting panel, corresponding to the elongated slot of a corresponding stationary wing and aligning with a corresponding mounting hole of the corresponding sliding wing; and at least one mounting recess formed in an outer surface of the connector of the connecting panel; and at least one resilient leaf mounted in the mounting recess of the at least one connecting panel and having a positioning protrusion protruding toward the corresponding stationary wing of the main bracket and selectively engaging the at least one positioning detent of the corresponding stationary wing of the main bracket; multiple fasteners mounted respectively through the mounting holes of the sliding bracket, the through holes of the connecting panels of the positioning assemblies and the elongated slots of the main bracket; and two resilient components mounted respectively on outer surfaces of the stationary wings, and each resilient component having two ends connected respectively to a corresponding stationary wing and one of the fasteners.