Patent ID: 8491070

Claim:
A refrigerator, comprising: a casing defining an internal storage compartment, said casing having a top wall defining a top front edge; a door configured on said casing to provide access to said storage compartment, said door having a door frame; a hinge assembly connecting said door to said casing, said hinge assembly comprising a slot defined in said top front edge of said casing at a location so as to be covered by a top member of said door frame in a closed position of said door; a hinge bracket having an insert end fitted into said slot and an opposite end rotationally connected to said door, said opposite end received in said top member of said door frame such that said top member of said door frame is essentially flush with said top wall of said casing; said insert end attached to said casing with fasteners disposed through said casing; and further comprising a reinforcement member within said casing that extends against an inner surface of said top front edge, said slot defined through said reinforcement member such that said insert end of said hinge bracket extends through said reinforcement member.