# US 11,906,170 B2 · Magnetic positioning hinge for horizontal door assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,906,170 B2 - Document ID: US11906170B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/862,522 - Filed: 2020-04-29 - Published: 2020-11-19 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-29 - Assignees: Winston Industries, LLC - Applicants: Winston Industries, LLC - Inventors: Kevin Paul Combs; Trevor Jordan Carver - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906170B2 ## CPC - F24C 15/023: {Mounting of doors, e.g. hinges, counterbalancing} - E05D 3/02: with one pin - E05D 11/1014: {for maintaining the hinge in only one position, e.g. closed} - E05D 11/1028: {for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open} - E05Y 2201/418: for holding - E05Y 2201/46: Magnets - E05Y 2201/682: Pins - E05Y 2800/674: Metal - E05Y 2900/132: Doors - E05Y 2900/308: for ovens - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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, and 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The oven and magnetic door assembly of claim 1, further including a magnetic door bottom plate having a housing including an opposing magnet for cooperative magnetic engagement with said wedge. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The oven and magnetic door assembly of claim 1 wherein said front door can be held open at an angle of up to 180 degrees. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The oven and magnetic door assembly of claim 1, wherein said oven is a convention oven. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The oven and magnetic door assembly of claim 1, wherein said oven is a controlled vapor oven. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The oven and magnetic door assembly of claim 1, wherein said wedge is formed at a selected preset angle correlating to a selected degree the front door is held open upon said magnet or magnetic material of said bottom plate contacts said wedge containing said magnet. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The oven and magnetic door assembly of claim 1, wherein said wedge is formed of a selected size and shape to cooperatively engage said magnetic metal or magnetic material and releasably hold said front door open at a selected angle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The magnetic door assembly of claim 1, further including a magnetic bottom plate for cooperative magnetic engagement with said wedge. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The magnetic door assembly of claim 1, further including a non-magnetic housing including a magnet therein. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The magnetic door assembly of claim 9, wherein said housing comprises an ABS plastic material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The magnetic door assembly of claim 1, wherein said front door can be held open at an angle of up to 180 degrees. ### Claim 12 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. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The magnetic door assembly of claim 12, wherein said housing comprises a wedge shaped projection for holding an oven door at a selected angle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The magnetic door assembly of claim 12, further including a magnetic metal bottom plate for cooperative magnetic engagement with said housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The magnetic door assembly of claim 12, further including a non-magnetic housing including a magnet therein. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The magnetic door assembly of claim 15, wherein said housing comprises an ABS plastic material. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The magnetic door assembly of claim 12, wherein said front door can be held open at an angle of up to 180 degrees. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The oven and magnetic door assembly of claim 12, further including a bottom plate having an opposing magnet for cooperative magnetic engagement with said housing. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The oven and magnetic door assembly of claim 12, wherein said oven is a convention oven. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The oven and magnetic door assembly of claim 12, wherein said oven is a controlled vapor oven. ### Claim 21 (depends on 12) The oven and magnetic door assembly of claim 12, wherein said wedge is formed at a selected preset angle correlating to a selected degree the front door is held open upon said magnet or magnetic material of said bottom plate contacts said wedge containing said magnet. ### Claim 22 (depends on 12) The oven and magnetic door assembly of claim 12, wherein said wedge is formed of a selected size and shape to cooperatively engage said magnetic metal or magnetic material and releasably hold said front door open at a selected angle.