Appliance hinge

A hinge for use in joining an appliance cabinet base to an appliance cabinet top for hinged movement with respect to one another, said cabinet base having plurality of upstanding side walls each of which comprise an inner surface, an outer surface, and a top edge, at least one of said side walls having a base flange extending inwardly from said top edge thereof, said appliance cabinet top comprising a top panel, a side panel extending downwardly from said top panel and having a lower edge, and a top flange extending from said lower edge of said side panel in a direction parallel to and facing said base flange of said cabinet base;

• said hinge comprising:
• a first hinge member;
• a second hinge member connected to said first hinge member for pivotal movement therebetween about a hinge axis;
• said first hinge member having a first clip member and a second clip member extending therefrom, said first clip member having a spring finger adapted to yieldably move from a locked position to a folded position, said second clip member having a slot and a spring finger adapted to yieldably move from a locked position to a folded position;
• said second hinge member having a third clip member and a fourth clip member extending therefrom, said third clip member being J-shaped, and said fourth clip member having a spring finger adapted to yieldably move from a lock position to a folded position.

In combination:

• an appliance cabinet base having a plurality of upstanding side walls each of which comprise an inner surface, an outer surface, and a top edge, at least one of said side walls having a base flange extending inwardly from said top edge thereof;
• an appliance cabinet top comprising a top panel, a side panel extending downwardly from said top panel and having a lower edge, and a top flange extending from said lower edge of said side panel in a direction parallel to and facing said base flange of said cabinet base;
• a hinge having first and second hinge members pivotally mounted to one another for pivotal movement about a hinge axis, said first hinge member being attached to said cabinet base, and said second hinge member being attached to said cabinet top with said hinge axis being located adjacent said top edge of said one side wall of said base and said lower edge of said side panel of said cabinet top, whereby said cabinet top and said cabinet base are pivotally connected to one another for pivotal movement about said hinge axis;
• said one side wall of said cabinet base including a first opening and a second opening therein, said first and second openings of said one side wall of said cabinet base being separate and spaced apart from one another;
• said first hinge member having a first clip member protruding within and retentively held within said first opening of said one side wall and a second clip member protruding within and retentively held within said second opening of said one side wall;
• said second hinge member having a first clip member protruding within and retentively held within said first opening of said side panel of said cabinet top.