Appliance door hinge
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1. An appliance hinge assembly comprising:
- a support member configured to be secured to a first part of an appliance;
a claw pivotally coupled to the support member;
a receptacle configured to be secured to a second part of the appliance; and
a lock member pivotally coupled to the claw,wherein the claw and the lock member can be coupled together to create a bounded space therebetween and a part of the receptacle is configured to be releasably secured within the bounded space.
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Abstract
An appliance hinge assembly includes: a support member configured to be secured to an appliance; a claw pivotally coupled to the support member; and a lock member pivotally coupled to the claw, wherein the claw and the lock member can be coupled together to create a bounded space therebetween.
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1. An appliance hinge assembly comprising:
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a support member configured to be secured to a first part of an appliance; a claw pivotally coupled to the support member; a receptacle configured to be secured to a second part of the appliance; and a lock member pivotally coupled to the claw, wherein the claw and the lock member can be coupled together to create a bounded space therebetween and a part of the receptacle is configured to be releasably secured within the bounded space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An appliance hinge assembly comprising:
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a support member; a claw pivotally coupled to the support member; a lock member pivotally coupled to the claw; a receptacle; and a pin secured to the receptacle, wherein the claw and the lock member are configured to trap the pin within a bounded space created by the claw and the lock member to retain the appliance hinge assembly in a first predetermined position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An appliance hinge assembly comprising:
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a support member; a claw pivotally coupled to the support member; a receptacle configured to be engaged by the claw; and locking means for locking the appliance hinge assembly in first and second predetermined positions, the locking means being coupled to the claw. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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