Patent ID: 8196542

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a first base; a second base in spaced relation to the first base; a structural assembly extending between and pivotally connected to the first and second bases for movement between an open position and a closed position; a locking assembly operable with the structural assembly and at least one of the first and second bases, the locking assembly comprising: a pin carried by at least one of the structural assembly and the base; a hook rotatably carried by at least one of the base and the structural assembly; and a cam pivotally connected to the hook for movement of the hook between a locked position and a released position, wherein in the locked position, the hook includes a hooking portion thereof secured to the pin for fixing the structural assembly to the base, thus preventing a rotation of the structural assembly with the base, and wherein in the released position, the hooking portion is spaced from the pin so as to permit rotation of the structural assembly about the base; and biasing means operable with the structural assembly and at least one of the first and second bases, the biasing means comprising: cable means having one end attached to at least one of the structural assembly and the at least one of the first and second bases; and spring means having one end attached to at least one of the structural assembly and the base, wherein an opposing end of the cable means is attached to an opposing end of the spring means so as to rotatably bias the structural assembly toward the closed position.