Patent ID: 8402607

Claim:
A hinge assembly for an electronic device having a body and a cover, the hinge assembly comprising: a sleeve comprising two ends and a sleeve wall, at least one of the ends being an open end, the sleeve adapted to be non-rotatably connected to the cover; a first member rotatable received in the sleeve and having a head portion exposed through one of the two ends of the sleeve and adapted to be connected to the body; a second member slidably received in the sleeve located next to the first member, one of the first member and the second member having a cam, the other of the first member and the second member having a cam follower interacting with the cam so that when the first member rotates about an axis and the second member moves linearly along the axis; a resilient member being fitted in the sleeve and one end thereof abutting one of the first member and the second member to bias the first member and the second member into contact with each other; a circular plate abuts against the resilient member; at least one punched tab partially blocking the open end, the at least one tab abutting against the circular plate and retaining the first member, the second member, the resilient member and the circular plate in the sleeve and preventing the first member, the second member, and the resilient member from escaping the sleeve through the open end.