Hinge for inset doors
AssigneeNewell Operating Company
InventorsMichael J. Bowers, Jeffrey L. Sullivan
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Abstract
A hinge for an inset cabinet door includes door and frame wings which enable the door to be adjusted both horizontally and vertically relative to the surrounding face frame of the cabinet. An angled wall of the frame wing enables a locking screw to be driven into the frame at an angle by a power-operated driver without the driver being obstructed by the adjacent side panel of the cabinet.
Claims6
The combination of, a cabinet having an upright side panel, having an upright face frame member extending generally perpendicular from the side panel and defining part of an access opening, having an upright door member, and having a hinge for mounting the door member for swinging between open and closed positions on the frame member, each of said members comprising a rear upright face surface and each further comprising an upright edge surface extending generally perpendicular to the face surface, the edge surface of said door member being inset from and being disposed in substantially parallel relation with the edge surface of said frame member when said door member is in said closed position, said hinge comprising a door wing having first and second flanges engageable with said rear face surface and said edge surface, respectively, of said door member, horizontally elongated holes formed through said first flange of said door wing, fasteners extending through said holes and securing said door wing to said door member, said hinge further comprising a frame wing having first and second flanges engageable with said rear face surface and said edge surface, respectively, of said frame member, vertically elongated holes formed through the second flange of said frame wing, fasteners extending through said vertically elongated holes and securing said frame wing to said frame member, means pivotally interconnecting said second flanges of said door and frame wings and supporting said door member for swinging between said positions, and an opening in the second flange of said frame wing and receiving substantially all of the second flange of said door wing when said door member is in said closed position.
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