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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1993
Satoshi Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Kato Hatsujo Kaisha, Ltd., Kanagawaken, JP;
Abstract
A lid operating mechanism for opening and closing a lid body from left and right sides of a box body includes left and right side hinge pins provided along left and right side edges of the lid body for movement between a projecting position and a retract position; left and right side operation buttons provided within the lid body for sliding; and left and right side cable means for directly connecting the left and right side hinge pins and the left and right side operating buttons, respectively, and having a first section extending in the widthwise direction and a second section extending in a lengthwise direction of the lid body so that when the left or right side operating button is depressed into the opening position, the left or right side cable means pulls the left or right side hinge pins into the retracted position to thereby allow opening of the lid body about the right or left side hinge pins.