ENHANCED HINGE AND METHOD FOR PIVOTALLY AND REMOVABLY CONNECTING A MEMBER WITH A STRUCTURE

摘要

An enhanced hinge and method pivotally and removably connects a member from a structure. In one example, the hinge and method retains the member using a first hinge piece coupled to the structure and a second hinge piece coupled to the member. The first and second hinge pieces may be configured such that the second hinge piece is retained inside the first hinge piece in a closed position and is not free to be decoupled from the first hinge piece but is free to pivot to an open position at the closed position. At the open position the second hinge piece is inverted as compared to its position in the closed position, is free to pass through the first hinge piece and is free to be decoupled from the first hinge piece.

主权项

1. A spring-less hinge for pivotally and removably connecting a member with a structure, the structure being movable from a closed position to an opened position relative to the member and being removable from the member, the hinge comprising:
a first hinge piece constructed and arranged to be coupled to the structure and a second hinge piece constructed and arranged to be coupled to the member, wherein the second hinge piece is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first hinge piece when the structure is moved from the closed position to the open position, wherein
the first and second hinge pieces are configured such that when the second hinge piece is in the first position, the second hinge piece cannot be decoupled from the first hinge piece but can be pivoted relative to the first hinge piece, and such that when the second hinge piece is in the second position, it can then be further manipulated relative to the first hinge piece to enable the second hinge piece to be decoupled from the first hinge piece.