Patent ID: 7222396

Claim:
A robust hinge comprising a keyed pivot pin having an outer end; an inner end; and a thread formed on the inner end of the keyed pivot pin; a rotating leaf attached securely to the outer end of the keyed pivot pin and having a through hole attached around the outer end of the keyed pivot pin; a stationary leaf mounted around the inner end on the keyed pivot pin and having a primary stationary positioning element formed on the stationary leaf and having an inside surface; a central hole; and a detent formed in the inside surface of the primary stationary positioning element around the central hole and having two inclined ends; and a spacer assembly mounted around the inner end of the keyed pivot pin and having a primary rotating positioning element mounted on the inner end of the keyed pivot pin, rotating with the keyed pivot pin and having an outside surface abutting the inside surface of the primary stationary positioning element; a central keyhole; and a protrusion formed on the outside surface of the primary rotating positioning element around the central keyhole, corresponding to and selectively engaging the detent in the primary stationary positioning element and having two inclined ends; a secondary rotating positioning element mounted on inner end of the keyed pivot pin and having an inside surface; a central keyhole; and a protrusion formed on the inside surface of the secondary rotating positioning element around the central keyhole and having two inclined ends; a secondary stationary positioning element being L-shaped, attached to the primary stationary positioning element, mounted around the inner end of the keyed pivot pin and having a longitudinal leg connected to the primary stationary positioning element and having a proximal end connected to the primary stationary positioning element; and a distal end; and a transverse leg formed on the distal end of the longitudinal leg, mounted around the inner end of the keyed pivot pin and having an outside surface abutting the inside surface of the secondary rotating positioning element; a central hole; and a detent formed in the outside surface of the secondary stationary positioning element around the central hole, corresponding to and selectively engaging the protrusion on the secondary rotating positioning element and having two inclined ends; a biasing member mounted around the inner end of the key pivot pin between the primary and secondary rotating positioning elements and having a central hole; multiple washers mounted on the inner end of the key pivot pin; and a nut screwing onto the thread on the key pivot pin.