Toolbox with a hinge device
OwnerShao-Hsien Hsuinventor
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Abstract
A toolbox with a hinge device having a first shell and a second shell includes a first opening defined in the first shell and a second opening defined in the second shell. Two first protrusions are respectively formed on two opposite lateral surfaces of the first opening. Two second protrusions are respectively formed on two opposite lateral surfaces of the second opening. A hinge member is pivotally accommodated in the first and second opening. The hinge member has two pairs of grooves respectively defined in two ends thereof for correspondingly and pivotally engaging with the two first protrusions and the two second protrusions.
Claims6
A toolbox with a hinge device comprising:
- a first shell, a second shell and a hinge member connected to the first shell and the second shell;
- a first opening defined at an upper portion of a first wall of the first shell, a second opening defined at an upper portion of a second wall of the second shell;
- two first protrusions respectively formed on and protruding from two opposite lateral surfaces of the first opening, a first gap defined between each first protrusion and a bottom surface of the first opening, two second protrusions respectively formed on and protruding from two opposite lateral surfaces of the second opening, a second gap defined between each second protrusion and a bottom surface of the second opening;
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- the hinge member pivotally accommodated in the first opening and the second opening, the hinge member having two pairs of grooves respectively defined in two ends thereof for correspondingly and pivotally engaging with the two first protrusions and the two second protrusions;
- wherein the first shell is pivotally hinged to the second shell via the hinge member and the toolbox is openable/closable by pivotally rotating the first shell and the second shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.