Patent ID: 8510991

Claim:
A French door hinge system for an oven, said hinge system comprising: a door movement control plate adapted to be connected to an associated French door oven, said door movement control plate including a door movement slot including an inner portion and an outer portion; a door movement control linkage comprising: first and second door links, said first and second door links comprising: (i) respective outer ends adapted to be operatively engaged with first and second French doors of the associated French door oven; and, (ii) respective first and second inner ends operatively engaged with said door movement slot; a pivot link operatively engaged with said first and second door links such that pivoting movement of said pivot link corresponds to movement of said inner ends of said first and second door links relative to said slot, wherein said pivot link pivots about a pivot axis between: (i) a first position in which the inner ends of the first and second door links are engaged with said inner portion of said door movement slot; and, (ii) a second position in which the inner ends of the first and second door links are engaged with said outer portion of said door movement slot.