Furniture hinge having a spring biased pivoting pressure member

A hinge comprising:

• a hinge arm adapted to be mounted on an article of furniture and having first and second hinge axles;
• a hinge casing adapted to be mounted on a door of the article of furniture and having third and fourth hinge axles;
• an internal hinge link in the form of a two-arm lever including a first arm having first and second ends pivotally mounted on said first and third hinge axles, respectively, and a second arm extending from said first hinge axle into said hinge arm;
• an external hinge link having first and second ends pivotally mounted on said second and fourth hinge axles, respectively;
• a pressure member pivotally mounted directly to said second arm of said internal hinge link on a seperate pivot at a position spaced toward said hinge arm and spaced from said first and second hinge axles, said pressure member having a contact surface;
• spring means for continuously abutting said first hinge axle and for urging said pressure member to pivot about said separate pivot to maintain said contact surface in direct abutment with said second hinge axle throughout both the open and closed positions of the hinge;
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• said pressure member always extending from said position spaced from said first and second hinge axles in a direction between said first and second hinge axles and toward said hinge casing to a position between the second and fourth hinge axles, and wherein said pressure member is adjacent said hinge casing in the closed position.