Patent ID: 8091180

Claim:
A hinge assembly, comprising: a first connecting member; a second connecting member; a rotary member pivotally connected to the first and second connecting members, the rotary member comprising a first pivot portion to engage with the first connecting member and a second pivot portion to engage with the second connecting member, wherein the first connecting member is rotatable around a first axis relative to the rotary member and the second connecting member, and the first connecting member and the rotary member are rotatable around a second axis relative to the second connecting member; an elastic member disposed between the second connecting member and the rotary member; and a limiting member; wherein a sidewall of one of the second pivot portion of the rotary member and the second connecting member defines a limiting structure, wherein the limiting structure comprises a ring-shaped limiting slot and a positioning slot communicating with the limiting slot; the limiting slot extends along a circumference of the second pivot portion of the rotary member or the second connecting member; the positioning slot extends along an axis parallel to the axis of the second pivot portion of the rotary member or the second connecting member, and wherein the limiting member is disposed on a sidewall of the other one of the second pivot portion of the rotary member and the second connecting member; the limiting member slidably engages with the limiting structure.