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Device comprising two components that are hinged together and that are interconnected by an electrical connection

  • US 5,141,446 A
  • Filed: 07/03/1991
  • Issued: 08/25/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/04/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a hinge providing a mechanical connection between first and second components of a device, said hinge comprising:

  • means defining a space for accommodating an electrical connection extending from said first component to the second component and including two axially spaced cylindrical projections extending from said first component, one of said cylindrical projections being provided with a radial slot, a cylindrical protuberance extending from said second component, said cylindrical protuberance being sized to fit between said cylindrical projections and being provided with another radial slot, said electrical connection passing through said radial slots, the improvement wherein;

    said first component comprises two half shells, facing end faces of said cylindrical projections being provided with respective cylindrical cavities, each cylindrical cavity having one half thereof contained in a respective one of said half-shells, and wherein the ends of said cylindrical protuberance are cylindrical, said protuberance being engaged in said respective cavities of said cylindrical projections to form a hinge connection therebetween, after said two half-shells are assembled.

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