Patent ID: 8918959

Claim:
A hinge connection for a transport container made of plastic, said hinge connection defining a longitudinal axis and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, comprising: a plastic hinge part constructed as a single sleeve, having free ends creating a wedge-shaped longitudinal opening, and a circumferential outer groove extending partially around the sleeve extending in the transverse direction away from a central point mid-way between the free ends to a dead end, and two longitudinal recesses in the circumferential outer groove, one adjacent each dead end of the circumferential outer groove, and a transverse recess disposed in the circumferential outer groove and adjacent the longitudinal opening, and extending in the transverse direction away from the central point, and a plastic hinge clip shaped as a circular arc having two ends and configured to engage in the circumferential outer groove, with an inwardly projecting detent arranged on at least one of the two ends and configured to lock in a corresponding longitudinal recess of the hinge part, wherein the hinge clip comprises a radially inwardly facing reinforcement located between the two ends of the hinge clip, said reinforcement having a longitudinal extent configured to fit in the wedge-shaped longitudinal opening of the hinge part and a transverse segment configured to fit in the transverse recesses in the circumferential groove of the hinge part.