Patent ID: 7017231

Claim:
A hinge for an item of furniture having a frame and a door wing, comprising: a bedplate to be mounted to the frame, said bedplate having a gear rack with a plurality of projections, said projections being located on a base of said bedplate; a hinge casing to be mounted to the door wing; an intermediate piece carried by said bedplate; a hinge arm carried by said bedplate, said hinge arm being pivotally connected to said hinge casing by a single hinge axle; and a rotatable part mounted on one of said bedplate, said intermediate piece, and said hinge arm, wherein said rotatable part is operable to move said hinge arm relative to said bedplate in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of said single hinge axle, wherein said rotatable part comprises a circular disk having a first side with a seat for an adjustment tool, and having a second side with a spiral-shaped bar for engaging a hinge part on said one of said bedplate, said intermediate piece, and said hinge arm.