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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1982
Kenneth J Rabas, Waukesha, WI (US);
DCI Marketing, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A hinge comprising a first elongated hinge member defining an elongated socket and a second hinge member adapted to be positionable in a first angular position wherein at least a portion of the second hinge member is slidably insertable into the socket and slidably removable from the socket and a second angular position at an acute angle to the first angular position and wherein the second hinge member is restrained against removal from the socket. The first hinge member includes a supporting surface and a restraining member spaced from the supporting surface in opposed relation thereto and projecting toward the supporting surface. The restraining member includes a rodlike bearing surface facing the supporting surface, and the rodlike bearing surface and the supporting surface define the socket therebetween. The second hinge member includes an edge portion insertable into the socket when the second hinge member is in the first angular position and restrained against removal when the second hinge member is in the second angular position. The edge portion includes a concave curved bearing surface adapted to house the rodlike bearing surface and to pivot on the restraining member as the second hinge member moves from the first angular position to the second angular position.