Method of forming a hinge structure

A method of forming a hinge connection between a first chassis member and a second chassis member of a personal computer, said second chassis member including a side wall and a floor intersecting to form a corner defined by strips having spaces formed therebetween in a longitudinal direction, said first chassis member including an edge disposed at said corner, said method comprising the steps of:

• A) forming said strips to define first pockets open in a transverse direction extending transversely of said horizontal direction;
• B) providing said side wall with first tabs extending in said transverse direction, each first tab disposed between adjacent pairs of said first pockets;
• C) providing said edge of said second chassis member with second tabs bent to form generally U-shaped second pockets spaced apart in a longitudinal direction;
• D) positioning said second pockets in respective spaces between said first pockets., and in longitudinally offset relationship to said first tabs, such that said second pockets are open in the same direction as said first pockets and are aligned therewith in said longitudinal direction;
• E) inserting a cylindrical hinge pin into said first and second pockets such that said hinge pin extends in said longitudinal direction;
• and
• F) bending said first and second tabs around said hinge pin.