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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2007
Mark Noonan, New Canaan, CT (US);
Stephen C. Fog, New Canaan, CT (US);
Mark Noonan, New Canaan, CT (US);
Stephen C. Fog, New Canaan, CT (US);
Snow Solutions LLC, New Canaan, CT (US);
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments are provided of hinge apparatus, which may be used, for example, to hingedly connect upper and lower frame members of a device or tool. In one embodiment of a hinge apparatus, first and second linking members each include a base portion, sidewalls, and flange portions. The flange portions define sets of openings configured to receive a portion of a first connector, for selectively adjusting the angular orientation of the upper frame member relative to the lower frame member in an open, ready-for-use configuration. The linking members include connector openings configured to receive a portion of a second connector. When the first connector is not engaged with any set of openings, the upper frame member is pivotably movable relative to the lower frame member about the second connector to a closed, collapsed configuration in which the upper frame member is alongside the lower frame member.