Patent ID: 8283611

Claim:
A hinge assembly for mounting a door to the body of a household appliance, comprising: a door-mounting bracket for mounting to the door; a hinge pin for pivoting the door about an axis between a closed position, a first open position near the closed position, and a second open position; a body-mounting bracket for mounting to the body; an abutment on the body-mounting bracket; a stay bar having first and second elongate surfaces extending between opposing first and second ends of the stay bar, the first end being pivotally connected to the door-mounting bracket, at least one detent recess in the second surface proximate the first end, and a stop face projecting from the first surface proximate the second end; and a spring mounted to the body-mounting bracket, the spring having an arm slidingly and resiliently engaging the first surface to apply a torque to the stay bar to urge the second surface into engagement with the abutment, wherein the arm cooperates with the abutment to urge the door, in the closed position, toward the closed position the abutment is received in the at least one detent recess to hold the door in the first open position, and the arm contacts the stop face to support the door in the second open position.