Patent ID: 7617570

Claim:
A hinge for use with a laundry machine having a front panel defining a front face with an opening therein closable by a pivotally attached door, the front panel having a relatively flat surface surrounding and defining the opening and having a generally annular shape, and a wall projecting substantially at right angles to the flat annular surface, the hinge comprising: a front panel bracket configured to be secured to the wall of the front panel, a door bracket secured to the door of the laundry machine, a primary arm pivotally attached to the front panel bracket to rotate relative thereto about a first axis and pivotally attached to the door bracket to rotate relative thereto about a second axis, a control arm pivotally attached to the front panel bracket to rotate relative thereto about a third axis and pivotally attached to the door bracket to rotate relative thereto about a fourth axis, wherein none of the first, second, third and fourth axes are coaxial with one another.