Patent ID: 8256643

Claim:
An articulated structure to connect a cover ( 5 ) to a support ( 3 ) that is installed on a container or is formed from a single piece with an opening section of the container, comprising an articulated joint in the form of a hinge ( 13 ) to guide the cover ( 5 ) between a closed position and an open position with a pivot point (S) situated on at least one of an outer side of the cover ( 5 ) and the support ( 3 ), and an elastomer spring part connected to the cover ( 5 ) as well as the support ( 3 ) and is prestressed at least in the closed position of the cover under tension, characterized in that a force application point ( 25 , 27 ) of the elastomer spring part to the cover ( 5 ) and to the support ( 3 ) at least in a closed position of the cover ( 5 ) is displaced to the outside beyond the pivot point (S) of the hinge ( 13 ), wherein said articulated structure includes a first projecting part ( 21 ) on the cover ( 5 ) and also includes a second projecting part ( 23 ) on the support ( 3 ), and wherein one said force application point ( 25 ) is attached to said projecting part ( 21 ) and wherein another said force application point ( 27 ) is attached to said projecting part ( 23 ), wherein said first projecting part ( 21 ) is made of a rigid, non-elastomeric material, wherein said second projecting part ( 23 ) is made of a rigid, non-elastomeric material, and wherein said elastomer spring part is an elastomer band comprising an elastomer material that is different than the material of the cover ( 5 ) and support ( 3 ).