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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Nathan L. Westby, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Jeremy L. Fink, Anoka, MN (US);
Trent T. Jones, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Nathan L. Westby, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Jeremy L. Fink, Anoka, MN (US);
Trent T. Jones, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Hoffman Enclosures Inc., Anoka, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a hinge apparatus that can include a hinge body having a first portion and a second portion and a hinge pin. The hinge pin can include an axial portion and a gripping portion. The hinge body can include a recess in one of the first portion and the second portion. The recess in the hinge body can receive the gripping portion of the hinge pin to inhibit access to the gripping portion when the hinge body is in the closed position. The gripping portion can be removed from the recess as the hinge body is moved to the open position.