摘要 |
A hinge configuration includes: a first member having a plurality of hinge fingers with partially cylindrical surfaces, wherein at least one of these surfaces is upwardly facing and at least one of these surfaces is downwardly facing, and wherein the hinge fingers are spaced apart along an axis of rotation and the surfaces of the hinge fingers are radially aligned along the axis of rotation; a second member having a plurality of hinge fingers with partially cylindrical surfaces, wherein at least one of these surfaces is upwardly facing and at least one of these surfaces is downwardly facing, and wherein the hinge fingers are spaced apart along the axis of rotation and the surfaces of the hinge fingers are radially aligned along the axis of rotation; and a pin including a shaft extending along the axis of rotation, an end head at one end of the shaft, and an intermediate head spaced apart from the end head and extending radially from the shaft. The shaft is in contact with and rotatable relative to the surfaces of the hinge fingers of the first and second members. One of the surfaces of the first member hinge fingers or the second member hinge fingers includes a recess that receives the intermediate head of the pin. In this configuration, the pin can be retained in the hinge fingers, thereby eliminating the need for an interference fit between the pin and the hinge fingers.
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