Hinge mechanism
First Claim
1. A HINGE MECHANISM FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A COVER MEMBER, COMPRISING A COLLAPSIBLE QUADRILATERAL LINKAGE INCLUDING AN UPPER MEMBER RIGIDLY ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO SAID COVER MEMBER, A STATIONARY PART, A PAIR OF GENPIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID STATIONARY PART, A PAIR OF GENERALLY PARALLEL FRONT AND REAR CONNECTOR MEMBERS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID UPPER MEMBER AND SAID BASE MEMBER, AND A LOCUS MEMBER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID REAR CONNECTOR MEMBER AT A POINT INTERMEDIATE THE BASE MEMBER AND THE UPPER MEMBER AND AT THE OTHER END TO THE STATIONARY PART, THE LOCUS MEMBER GUIDING SAID QUADRILATERAL LINKAGE TO MOVE THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF THE UPPER MEMBER AND THE REAR CONNECTOR MEMBER SUBSTANTIALLY ONLY VERTICALLY DURING OPENING AND CLOSING OF SAID COVER MEMBER.
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1. A HINGE MECHANISM FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A COVER MEMBER, COMPRISING A COLLAPSIBLE QUADRILATERAL LINKAGE INCLUDING AN UPPER MEMBER RIGIDLY ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO SAID COVER MEMBER, A STATIONARY PART, A PAIR OF GENPIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID STATIONARY PART, A PAIR OF GENERALLY PARALLEL FRONT AND REAR CONNECTOR MEMBERS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID UPPER MEMBER AND SAID BASE MEMBER, AND A LOCUS MEMBER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID REAR CONNECTOR MEMBER AT A POINT INTERMEDIATE THE BASE MEMBER AND THE UPPER MEMBER AND AT THE OTHER END TO THE STATIONARY PART, THE LOCUS MEMBER GUIDING SAID QUADRILATERAL LINKAGE TO MOVE THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF THE UPPER MEMBER AND THE REAR CONNECTOR MEMBER SUBSTANTIALLY ONLY VERTICALLY DURING OPENING AND CLOSING OF SAID COVER MEMBER.
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