Reversible hinge with over-center spring for refrigerators

Details Reversible hinge with over-center spring for refrigerators Reversible hinge with over-center spring for refrigerators

1986-02-26

1987-09-01

Falk, Joseph

Supports: cabinet structure

With inner and outer closures

16291, 16293, 49382, 49386, A47B 4700

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046904689

ABSTRACT:
A reversible hinge for use on a freezer compartment door of a single door refrigerator includes a stationary leaf for mounting to the refrigerator cabinet and a movable leaf for mounting to the freezer compartment door, as well as a tension spring extending therebetween to provide bias toward either an open position or a closed position. The spring is connected between a first pair of tabs when the hinge is mounted for left-hand opening of the freezer compartment door and between a second pair of tabs when the hinge is mounted for right-hand opening of the freezer compartment door.

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patent: 2543600 (1951-02-01), Roethel
patent: 2634465 (1953-04-01), Carbary
patent: 4067145 (1978-01-01), Hodge
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