Patent ID: 7607200

Claim:
A hinge comprising: a shaft member, said shaft member comprising a shaft base, a shaft body extending from one end of said shaft base; a spring member mounted on said shaft body of said shaft member and having a first end engaging said shaft base; a slide mounted on the shaft body of said shaft member for synchronous turning with said shaft member and engaging a second end of said spring member and pressing said spring member against said shaft base of said shaft member, said slide having a plurality of wedge blocks located on an end thereof, and a plurality of sliding grooves and sliding protrusions alternatively arranged around said shaft body of said shaft member, the sliding protrusions of said slide each having a peak; a mounting frame, said mounting frame comprising an angled frame bar and a mounting lug extending upwardly from an edge of said angled frame bar for mounting, said angled frame bar having a first end extending upwardly and an axle hole formed in the first end thereof and coupled to the shaft body of said shaft member; a locating member fastened to said angled frame bar of said mounting frame around said shaft body of said shaft member and abutted against said slide for turning with said mounting frame relative to said slide and said shaft member, said locating member having a plurality of wedge-shaped grooves located on one end thereof for receiving the wedge blocks of said slide, and a plurality of sliding grooves and sliding protrusions alternatively arranged around said shaft body of said shaft member for acting against the sliding protrusions and sliding grooves of said slide respectively; and an end cap fastened to said shaft body of said shaft member to secure said shaft member to said mounting frame for allowing turning of said mounting frame with said locating member relative to said slide and said shaft member; wherein when turning said mounting frame and said locating member relative to said slide and said shaft member within a first predetermined angle, said wedge-shaped grooves of said locating member corresponding to said wedge blocks of said slide, causing said mounting frame to be returned or positioning in a predetermined position; when turning said mounting frame and said locating member relative to said slide and said shaft member over said first predetermined angle, the sliding protrusions of said locating member are moved along the sliding protrusions of said slide, and said mounting frame is returned when the sliding protrusions of said locating member do not move over the peaks of the sliding protrusions of said slide; when the sliding protrusions of said locating member are moved over the peaks of the sliding protrusions of said slide, said mounting frame is automatically turned relative to said shaft member through an angle.