Marine stereo cover with detenting hinge

Claim 1

In a radio installation kit, for installing a radio to a marine vessel dash, the improvement comprising: (a) a first plastic frame having first end and side walls and a main front panel interconnecting the end and side walls, (b) forwardly facing break-away wall structure integral with the frame and associated with the main front panel, said break-away wall structure forming forward through openings to pass shaft tuning means of a first radio having a chassis, the break-away wall structure adapted to be broken away from the frame to provide a relatively large opening for alternate reception of a second chassis, c means associated with the frame for attaching the frame to the vessel dash, d a second frame having second end and side walls, and a transparent window carried by the second frame, the second frame sized to be registrable with the first frame, e a hinge connection between said first and second frames, and f detent means integral with said frames for retaining the second frame and window in a positino opened away from the first frame to allow access to said tuning means, (g) there being a second detent connection between said frames for holding the frames in relatively closed together condition.