Patent ID: 9534433
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: E05D,E05Y,F24C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A hinge system for mounting a side swing door of a domestic kitchen appliance to a frame of the domestic kitchen appliance, the system comprising: an upper hinge bracket having a lower hinge bracket having an operational position holding element attached to the upper hinge bracket or the lower hinge bracket, the operational position holding element configured to releasably hold the door in the appliance operational position, wherein the appliance operational position is a position of the upper hinge bracket, the lower hinge bracket, and the door at which the domestic kitchen appliance can be operated, and the upper hinge bracket and the lower hinge bracket are configured to keep the door attached to the frame of the domestic kitchen appliance when the upper hinge bracket, the lower hinge bracket and the door are in the door removal position.