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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2022
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Elaine Marie Arens, Louisville, KY (US);
Ronald Fernandez, Louisville, KY (US);
Bart Andrew Nuss, Fisherville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An appliance includes a cabinet, defining a food storage chamber, and a door. The appliance includes a hinge system coupling the door to the cabinet. The hinge system includes a first hinge arm fixed to the door, a second hinge arm pivotably joined with the first hinge arm, a carrier fixed to the cabinet, the second hinge arm releasably received in the carrier, and a tether cable extending between a first end and a second end. The first end of the tether cable fixed to the second hinge arm, the second end of the tether cable removably attached to a surface inside the food storage chamber. The tether cable configured such that the door may be detachable from the cabinet when the second end of the tether cable becomes detached from the surface inside the food storage chamber.