What Do You Call This Type of Hinge?

[itsdonny]

Can you tell me what this type of hinge is called? I like how it springs into 1 of 3 positions. I'd like to see other examples but I don't know what to search for.

Thanks,
Don

http://www.laphotopro.com/temp/images/BT-Headset-0001.jpg
http://www.laphotopro.com/temp/images/BT-Headset-0002.jpg
http://www.laphotopro.com/temp/images/BT-Headset-0003.jpg
http://www.laphotopro.com/temp/images/BT-Headset-0004.jpg
http://www.laphotopro.com/temp/images/BT-Headset-0005.jpg
http://www.laphotopro.com/temp/images/BT-Headset-0006.jpg
http://www.laphotopro.com/temp/images/BT-Headset-0007.jpg
http://www.laphotopro.com/temp/images/BT-Headset-0008.jpg
http://www.laphotopro.com/temp/images/BT-Headset-0009.jpg
http://www.laphotopro.com/temp/images/BT-Headset-0010.jpg

 

[huntoon]

Looks like a normal hinge with a detent for positioning.

 

[Travis_King]

Yea I don't think it has a unique name. It uses a the principle of a cam to facilitate the poisitioning.

 

[itsdonny]

I see. Can you give me some other examples that I could look up online?

 

[pantaz]

If I had to give it a name, I would call it a "spring detent hinge". Try searching variations such as, "cam detent hinge", or "multi-position hinge", etc.

 

[6Stang7]

+1 for cam hinge