Patent ID: 8091178

Claim:
A hinge for notebooks, comprising: a pintle having a distal end having a slot being formed axially in the distal end of the pintle; and a proximal end; a moving leaf having a mounting segment being mounted around the pintle and having an inner end and at least one fastening hole formed through the mounting segment; a clamp being formed on and protruding from the inner end of the moving leaf; and a barrel being formed longitudinally on the mounting segment, being mounted around the pintle and having an outer end; a resilient device being mounted around the pintle and having two ends, one of the ends corresponding to and being attached securely on the clamp of the moving leaf and the other one of the ends mounted securely in the slot of the pintle; a stationary leaf being attached securely to the pintle and having a mounting segment having at least one fastening hole formed through the mounting segment; a pintle hole being formed in the mounting segment, corresponding to and being mounted securely on the proximal end of the pintle; and an inner surface being formed adjacent to the pintle hole; and a C-clip having an opening and being mounted on the distal end of the pintle and holding the end of the resilient device that is mounted in the slot, wherein said C-clip defines a longitudinal thickness that is greater than the length of a perimeter opening located alone a perimeter of the C-clip, and wherein the end of the resilient device that is mounted in the slot extends into said C-clip through the opening along the perimeter of the C-clip.