Patent ID: 7065832
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: E05D,E05Y,F25D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An upper refrigerator hinge assembly for pivotally mounting a door to a refrigerator cabinet, said hinge assembly comprising: an aligning plate provided with at least first and second holes; a hinge plate provided with at least first and second apertures; a first fastener fixedly securing both the hinge plate and the aligning plate to a cabinet, with said aligning plate being located upon said hinge plate and the first fastener extending through each of the first hole and the first aperture; and a second fastener for attaching the aligning plate to the hinge plate, with the second fastener extending through each of the second hole and the second aperture wherein, upon subsequent detachment of the hinge plate from the cabinet, the aligning plate remains fixed upon the hinge plate in order to enable proper orientation of the hinge plate relative to the cabinet during reattachment.