Patent ID: 7607201

Claim:
A hinge assembly, comprising: a shaft including a flange disposed at one end thereof; a rotary member defining a through hole running therethrough, the shaft rotatably received in the through hole, the rotary member having a groove defined therein by an inner circumferential surface portion thereof, the rotary member defining a plurality of concaves in the inner circumferential surface portion, the rotary member further comprising a securing portion, the securing portion comprising a plurality of jaws spaced apart from each other and defining a receiving space therebetween, and the flange received and locked in the receiving space; an elastic member including an elastic arm and a fixing portion, the elastic arm being received in the groove and selectively engaging in one of the concaves of the rotary member, the shaft extending through the elastic member; and a base non-rotatably connecting with the fixing portion of the elastic member, the base defining a hole in which the shaft is securely received.