Record player with hinged dust cover

Claim 1

A record player comprising a housing having an upper side, a rear, and an inner surface; a dust cover; and at least one hinge device defining a hinge axis, and connected to the dust cover and to the housing near the rear, said hinge device including a hinge coil spring arranged such that, when the dust cover is swung to an open position, the dust cover is retained in this position by the hinge spring, characterized in that said hinge device comprises a hinge wall having an inner surface forming part of said housing inner surface, and an abutment, integral with the housing and spaced from said hinge wall inner surface and a slot formed in the housing adjacent the hinge wall, said slot extending parallel to a plane perpendicular to said hinge axis, said housing, hinge wall and abutment are a one-piece article, said spring comprises a first limb having an end portion, and a second limb, and said spring is arranged such that said end portion abuts said abutment so as to urge turns of the coil of the hinge spring against the hinge wall inner surface and thereby retain said spring, said second limb projecting from the housing through the slot and being coupled directly to the dust cover.