Patent ID: 8245352

Claim:
A hinge assembly comprising: a fixing member upwardly projecting at an upper surface of a refrigerator main body; a hinge plate through which at least one portion of the fixing member penetrates, a refrigerator door being pivotably mounted to the hinge plate; and a retaining lever coupled to the hinge plate by horizontally rotating along the upper surface of the hinge plate such that the hinge plate is selectively retained to the fixing member, wherein the fixing member is mounted inside the refrigerator main body, such that at least a portion thereof passes through the upper surface of the refrigerator main body and the hinge plate, and wherein the fixing member comprises at least one fixing protrusion projected upwardly to pass through the refrigerator main body, in order to prevent the hinge plate from inadvertently moving, and the hinge plate defines a fixing hole in which the fixing protrusion is inserted.