Patent ID: 7987559

Claim:
A hinge assembly, comprising: a mounting bracket defining a sliding groove; a rotatable bracket; a pivot mechanism positioned on the rotatable bracket; and a swivel mechanism connecting the rotatable bracket to the mounting bracket, the swivel mechanism comprising: a rotating shaft; a first restricting member rotatably connected to the rotating shaft, the first restricting member including a first restricting portion movably received in the sliding groove of the mounting bracket and a first resisting portion; and a second restricting member non-rotatably connected to the rotating shaft, the second restricting member comprising a restricting protrusion; wherein when the rotating shaft is rotated, the restricting protrusion is capable of correspondingly rotating freely until it abuts the first resisting portion, whereupon the restricting protrusion is capable of driving the first resisting portion together with the first restricting member to rotate in the sliding groove until the restricting portion reaches an end of the sliding groove.