Rear hinge for holding lid of record player to console

A rear hinge arrangement for holding the lid of a console, said console having a lock plate (1) affixed to the rear top portion thereof and said lock plate (1) having a defined receptacle portion to receive and hold a component of an attaching member of the rear hinge, said rear hinge comprising in combination:

• (a) an attaching member (2) with an insert component designed to enter and be held by the defined receptacle portion of a lock plate (1), and, an outer section extending out of said receptacle portion, a pair of first and second side plates (4a, 4b) on said attaching member (2), and extending at least from said outer section, said side plates (4a, 4b) having a juxtapositioned first set of opposite axial apertures;
• (b) a rectangular supporting member (7) with a defined rear part, including a pair of second side plates (11a, 11b) likewise with a pair of juxtapositioned opposite axial apertures, for positioning alongside said first side plates in axial alignment therewith, and, a hollow receiving portion (8) in said rear part, for receiving and holding a lid;
• (c) a hinge pin (6) passing through said first and second sets of apertures, weak spring means (15) disposed around said hinge pin (6) and engaging said supporting member (7) biasing said supporting member (7) towards an open position;
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• (d) matching concave or convex recesses (5a, 5b, 13a, 13b) in at least one of the side plates of the first pair of side plates (4a) and the one of the pair of the second side plates (11a) adjacent to the one side plate of the first pair of side plates (4a), said recesses extending radially on diametrically opposite sides of said first and second apertures at an angle to the horizontal corresponding to an angle at which the console lid is to remain partly open.