Removable door and hinge

Abstract

A removable door and hinge for a container. The hinge has at least one tang that has an eccentric cross section with a shortest dimension and a longest dimension. The tang, and preferably a pair of tangs, is operably connected to the door and rotatably engageable within an inner cross section of a bracket. The bracket is operably connected to the container and has an opening wide enough to receive the shortest dimension of the tang and too narrow to receive the longest dimension of the tang. The bracket inner cross section is dimensioned to allow rotation therein of the tang cross section through an arc of about 90 degrees. The hinge is connected to an upper portion of the container, the tang is connected to an upper portion of the door, and the door is rotatable from a downward closed position to an upward open position. The tang cross section longest dimension is preferably oriented to be generally parallel to the door plane such that the bracket can only receive the tang when the door is in the open position, and the tang can not be removed from the bracket when the door is in the closed position.

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