Patent ID: 7533447

Claim:
A hinge for a portable computer comprising a sleeve having a mounted end; a pivoting end; a receiving recess formed in the pivoting end of the sleeve and having an inner surface; an opening; and multiple cutouts formed separately in the pivoting end of the sleeve around the opening of the sleeve; a washer having a hole formed through the washer; at least an inner flat surface defining a portion of a periphery of the hole; and two extensions formed on the washer, being opposite to each other and selectively engage the cutouts of the sleeve; and a pivotal rod securely extending through the washer, rotatably extending into the sleeve and having a mounted end; an extending end extending through and mounted securely in the hole of the washer and mounted rotatably in the receiving recess of the sleeve and having an outer surface; at least one flat surface formed on the outer surface of the extending end of the pivotal rod and abutting a against the at least one inner flat surface of the washer; and at least one slot formed longitudinally in the extending end of the pivotal rod; and an annular shoulder formed between the mounted end and the extending end of the pivotal rod and abutting with the washer.