Patent ID: 8925542
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y,F24C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An oven comprising: a body defining a cooking chamber; first and second hinge assemblies located on respective first and second opposite sides of said body; a door pivotally connected to said body by said first and second hinge assemblies, said door movable between a closed position where it closes a mouth of said cooking chamber and an opened position where it opens a mouth of the cooking chamber, each hinge assembly comprising a hinge arm and a channel pivotally connected to said hinge arm, said channel defining a recess located between spaced-apart side walls of the channel, wherein the hinge arm of each hinge assembly is connected to said body and the channel of each hinge assembly is connected to said door; wherein at least one of said first and second hinge assemblies is a damped hinge assembly comprising a damper located in said recess and operatively connected between said channel and said hinge arm, wherein said damper comprises: said damped hinge assembly further comprising a keeper connected to said channel that captures the damper in the recess of said channel, said keeper comprising a strap that is connected to both of said spaced-apart side walls of said channel and that extends across said recess to capture said damper body in said recess.