Patent ID: 7013532

Claim:
A hinge comprising: a first sheet having a non-circular first opening, two first wings formed at two diametrically opposite sides of the non-circular first opening and each having at least one first hole defined through the first wing, and two first lugs formed on an upper surface of the first sheet and respectively adjacent to the first wings; a rotating ring mounted on the first sheet, the rotating ring having a second opening aligned with the first opening, and an ear formed at an outer circumference of the rotating ring; a second sheet mounted on the rotating ring, the second sheet having a third opening aligned with the first and second openings, four slots radially and evenly defined around an outer circumference of the third opening and in communication with the third opening, two second wings formed at two diametrically opposite sides of the third opening and each having at least one second hole defined through the second wing and two second lugs formed at a lower surface of the second sheet; a positioning ring mounted on the second sheet, the positioning ring having a non-circular fourth opening aligned with the third opening and corresponding to the first opening, at least one protrusion formed at a lower surface of the positioning ring and selectively positioned in one of the slots; an elastic ring provided on the positioning ring; a washer mounted on the elastic ring; a pintle with a non-circular cross section corresponding to the first opening and the fourth opening, in turn extending through the first opening of the first sheet, the second opening of the rotating ring, the third opening of the second sheet, the fourth opening of the positioning ring, the elastic ring, and the washer, the pintle having an annular recess defined at a distal end of the pintle; and a C-shaped collar attached in the annular recess to fasten the pintle.