Patent ID: 8756764

Claim:
A home appliance, comprising: a home appliance body having a receiving feature; a door; and a hinge assembly that pivotably attaches the door to the home appliance body, the hinge assembly comprising: a hinge bracket having a body; a hooking member fixed to the hinge bracket body, the hooking member releasably engaging the receiving feature of the home appliance body; a securing member fixed to the hinge bracket body; and a fastener securing the securing member to the home appliance body while the hooking member is engaged with the receiving feature, the fastener being removable; and a first door bracket pivotably attached to the hinge bracket and fixed to the door, wherein the fastener secures the securing member to the home appliance body in an operating position of the door such that the hinge bracket body is immovable relative to the receiving feature, the fastener is configured such that removal of the fastener releases the securing member from the home appliance body so that the hooking member can be disengaged from the receiving feature to allow removal of the door from the home appliance body, the engagement of the hooking member with the receiving feature supports the weight of the door when the fastener is removed such that the receiving feature of the home appliance body supports the weight of the door to maintain a temporary vertical position of the door, and the hooking member has a main section that protrudes from the hinge bracket body, a first finger that extends substantially perpendicularly from the main section, and a second finger that extends substantially perpendicularly from the main section and in substantially an opposite direction from the first finger.