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The present invention relates to the field of hinges, and specifically, to seat hinges of the type used for foldable boat seats. A hinge including two seat cushion supporting members and a back plate is taught. One supporting member has a peripheral recess facing outwardly relative to a pivot pin an

The present invention relates to the field of hinges, and specifically, to seat hinges of the type used for foldable boat seats. A hinge including two seat cushion supporting members and a back plate is taught. One supporting member has a peripheral recess facing outwardly relative to a pivot pin and forms a generally u-shaped area. Laterally spaced-apart abutment surfaces extend angularly from the u-shaped area. The other supporting member is provided with an upstanding protuberance which cooperates with the abutments to limit the hinge between its fully closed and fully opened positions.

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1. A hinge for connecting a folding seat back to a seat bottom, the folding seat back being movable between generally upright and folded positions with respect to the seat bottom, the seat hinge comprising;an L-shaped section including an integrally formed supporting leg portion and a connecting leg

1. A hinge for connecting a folding seat back to a seat bottom, the folding seat back being movable between generally upright and folded positions with respect to the seat bottom, the seat hinge comprising;an L-shaped section including an integrally formed supporting leg portion and a connecting leg portion; a second section including a connecting portion and a laterally extending support portion; said connecting leg portion of said L-shaped section and said connecting portion of said second section being substantially planar and adjacently coupled to one another; said connecting leg portion of said L-shaped section having a pivot aperture formed therein; said connecting portion of said second section having a coupling pivot pin extending normal to the plane of said second section and through said pivot aperture; a single protuberance radially spaced from said pivot pin and extending normal to the plane of said connecting portion of said second section; and said connecting leg portion of said L-shaped section including a peripheral recess, said recess having a configuration comprised of laterally spaced-apart abutment surfaces arranged for alternative contact with said single protuberance for limiting relative rotative motion of said sections.