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OVEN DOOR HINGE

  • US 3,749,080 A
  • Filed: 03/02/1972
  • Issued: 07/31/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hinge structure for a cook oven having a hollow body with a door providing access to the body, the hinge permitting the door to rotate relative to the body in a vertical direction as between open, partially open and closed positions, the hinge comprising:

  • an elongated casing adapted to be mounted in a fixed position on the body wherein the casing extends vertically and mounts the hinge on the oven;

    a rotatable carrier arm constructed to fit into a socket on the oven door to thereby support the door for rotation therewith;

    pivot means connecting the casing and the carrier arm and providing for the arm to rotate relative to the casing in a vertical direction as between the open and closed positions;

    operating mechanism including a compression spring connected between the carrier arm and the casing, the spring exerting a force on the carrier arm to cause rotation of the arm toward the closed position when the carrier arm is free from said socket;

    latch means movable as between operative and inoperative positions; and

    latch control mechanism for moving the latch to the inoperative position when the carrier arm is in the door socket so that the latch does not interfere with rotation of the carrier arm to closed position and also for moving the latch when the carrier arm is free from thedoor socket to the operative position so that the latch holds the carrier against the force of the spring in a partially open position, the latter position being for use when the hinge is being assembled to the oven.

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