Patent ID: 8720008

Claim:
A hinge for use with an insulated door of a walk in freezer or refrigerator comprises: a hinge base adapted to be attached to the frame of a walk in freezer or refrigerator; a hinge blade pivotally coupled to the hinge base, said hinge blade having a cavity in its bottom side and a plurality of clearance openings formed therein, wherein a wall extends across the cavity and has a U shaped cutout; a door mounting plate adapted to be securely attached to the insulated door and having a plurality of slots for slidably receiving fastening screws; a plurality of fastening screws respectively located in the clearance openings in the hinge blade, said fastening screws extending through the slots of the mounting plate and threadedly coupled to captive nuts, for adjustably coupling the hinge blade to the door mounting plate; and a micro adjust screw having a threaded shaft located in the U shaped cutout, wherein said micro adjust screw is threadedly coupled to the door mounting plate via the threaded shaft such that loosening the fastening screws and turning the micro adjust screw against said wall causes the door mounting plate to slide horizontally along the hinge blade to provide door lift or rotation to compensate for frame or mounting misalignment; and wherein tightening the fastening screws locks the hinge blade to the door mounting plate.