Patent ID: 7802345

Claim:
A four-bar linkage hinge comprising: i) a first bar having a lengthwise extent and a second bar having a lengthwise extent extending generally alongside and adjacent the lengthwise extent of the first bar when the hinge is in a closed position; ii) a third bar pivotably connected at a first point to the first bar and at a second point to the second bar; iii) a fourth bar pivotably connected at a third point to the first bar and at a fourth point to the second bar, wherein the third point is rearward of the first point and the fourth point is rearward of the second point; and iv) a restraining catch attached to the third bar at a predetermined position between the first point and the second point, and comprised of a hooked offset arranged to engage the first bar in response to a generally transverse deflection of the first bar relative to the second bar when the hinge is in the closed position.