Patent ID: 11940202
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. An appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining a food storage chamber, the food storage chamber comprising a top portion and a back portion, the top portion of the food storage chamber defining an opening for receipt of food items;
a door positioned at the top portion of the food storage chamber and movable between a closed position and an open position to selectively enclose the food storage chamber in the closed position and provide access to the food storage chamber in the open position; and
a hinge system rotatably coupling the door to the cabinet, the hinge system comprising,
a first hinge arm fixed to one of the door and the cabinet,
a second hinge arm pivotably joined with the first hinge arm,
a carrier fixed to the other of the door and the cabinet, the second hinge arm releasably received in the carrier, and
a tether cable extending between a first end and a second end, the first end of the tether cable fixed to the second hinge arm, the second end of the tether cable removably attached to a surface inside the food storage chamber,
wherein the tether cable configured such that the door may be detachable from the cabinet when the second end of the tether cable becomes detached from the surface inside the food storage chamber.