Pocket hinge assembly

A hinge assembly to connect a cabinet door to a cabinet, said hinge assembly comprising:

• a cabinet plate to be connected to the cabinet;
• a door plate to be connected to the door;
• linking means pivotally interconnecting said cabinet plate to said door plate to permit said door plate to rotate relative to said cabinet plate, said linking means having a raised cam surface;
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• locking means carried by said door plate and adapted to move into engagement with the raised cam surface of said linking means when said door plate rotates toward said cabinet plate and the cabinet door correspondingly moves to a closed position across the cabinet, said locking means cooperating with said cam surface for preventing said door plate from rotating away from said cabinet plate to thereby retain the cabinet door in said closed position, said locking means comprising a normally relaxed spring that is stressed by the cam surface of said linking means when said door plate rotates toward said cabinet plate and said spring engages said cam surface, said spring moving with said door plate out of engagement with said cam surface at which to return to its normally relaxed configuration and thereby block said door plate from rotating away from said cabinet plate, said spring being formed from a flexible material and having first and second legs, a body extending between said legs, and a catch projecting from said body to receive a pushing force applied thereto by the cam surface of said linking means to cause said normally relaxed spring to be stressed.