Patent ID: 7805809

Claim:
Hinge for furniture units with cornice comprising a fixing arm for fixing to a furniture unit, said fixing arm comprising a first fixed arm and a second fixed arm, said second fixed arm comprising a first end, a second end, and a protrusion in a medial position between said first end and said second end, a box fixed to a door of said furniture unit, said fixing arm being fixed to said box so as to allow reciprocal rotation around a first pivot pin between an open position and a closed position, a spring provided with a first end and a second end, the first end of the spring resting against a wall of the box and the second end of the spring resting against the protrusion and pushing against the protrusion to exert a pushing force on the box only for a short arc of said reciprocal rotation corresponding to a first opening portion of the door of approximately 15 -20 degrees in the same direction in which the door opens.