Magnetic positioning hinge for horizontal door assembly
AssigneeWinston Industries, LLC
InventorsKevin Paul Combs, Trevor Jordan Carver
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Abstract
An integrated magnetic catch used to hold a horizontal hinged oven door open at a selected set partially open position. A pin is used to hold the two plates together and acts as a pivot point. Attached to a stationary plate is a bracket that houses a magnet. This bracket is formed having a preset angle that correlates with the degree that the door is to be opened. When the rotating hinge makes contact with the bracket, the magnetic force holds the door open at a selected angle.
Claims22
An oven having a magnetic positioning hinge for a horizontal door assembly, comprising:
- an oven including a left side, a right side, a top, a bottom panel, a front panel and back panel and at least one pivoting front door, having means for opening, said front door including a pair of spaced apart aligned horizontal magnetic positioning hinges affixed to said front panel above said front door for supporting said at least one front door,
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- each one of said pair of horizontal magnetic positioning hinges comprising a pair of pivoting hinge plates including a top plate and a bottom plate joined by a pin, said top plate attaching to said front panel of said oven and having a a wedge shaped housing including a magnet disposed therein, and said bottom plate including a magnetic metal or magnetic material attaching to said of door frame alignable with said wedge of said top plate, whereby pivoting said front door upward contacting said wedge releasably retains said front door in an upward position at a selected angle.
An oven having a magnetic positioning hinge for a horizontal door assembly, comprising:
- an oven including a left side, a right side, a top, a bottom panel, a front panel and back panel and at least one pivoting front door including a pair of spaced apart aligned horizontal magnetic positioning hinges;
- each one of said pair of horizontal magnetic positioning hinges comprising a pair of pivoting hinge plates including a top plate and a bottom plate joined by a pin, said top plate attaching to said front panel of said oven and having a housing having a magnet disposed therein, and said bottom plate including a metal or magnetic material attaching to said door frame supporting said at least one front door alignable with said housing of said top plate, whereby pivoting said front door upward until said bottom plate contacts said housing releasably holds said front door in an upward position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.