Patent ID: 7669286

Claim:
A pivotal hinge comprising: a seat adapted to be securely mounted on a cover of a laptop computer; a shaft connected to the seat and having a shank with a noncircular cross section formed in a first end of the shank and connected to the seat, and a post extending from a second end of the shank and having two flat surfaces, two arcuate surfaces formed between the flat surfaces and opposite to each other, and an outer thread formed in a free end of the post; multiple washers mounted around the post and each having a noncircular opening defined in a center of the washer, a base rotatably connected to the post of the shaft, adapted to be securely mounted on a chassis of a laptop computer and having a lug longitudinally formed on and extending upward from an end of the base, a circular hole defined near a top end of the lug, and a positioning hole defined near a bottom end of the lug; a first positioning ring mounted around the post and having a circular aperture defined in a center of the first positioning ring, a first cutout and a second cutout respectively defined in a first side of the first positioning ring and opposite to each other, and a bar horizontally extending from of a second side of the first positioning ring; a second positioning ring mounted around the post and having a first protrusion and a second protrusion respectively defined in a side of the second positioning ring and corresponding respectively to the first and the second cutouts; multiple elastic disks mounted around the post and each having a circular orifice defined in a center of the elastic disk; a cushion ring mounted around the post and having a noncircular orifice defined in a center of the cushion ring; and a nut mounted on a free end of the post and having an inner thread formed on an inner wall of the nut and mated with the outer thread on the post; and a positioning member mounted around the post and having a round hole defined in a center of the positioning member; and a clip formed on and extending downward from a lower end of the positioning member, wherein the base is mounted between the washers, the post is inserted into the openings of the washers, the circular hole of the base, the circular aperture of the first positioning ring, the noncircular aperture of the second positioning ring, the elastic disks, the cushion ring and the nut, and the first positioning ring is securely mounted on the base, and the bar of the first positioning ring extends through the positioning hole in the lug of the base and mounted securely in the clip of the positioning member.