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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Louis A. Wantland, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 3/04 (2006.01); E05D 7/081 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 3/04 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); E05D 7/081 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/51 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/31 (2013.01); F25D 2323/023 (2013.01); F25D 2323/024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hinge assembly for a door-in-door assembly includes a door plate, a cabinet plate, and a thimble. The thimble has a wall having an inner bearing surface and an outer bearing surface, the inner bearing surface defining a first passage. The door plate is supported for rotation at the outer bearing surface. The cabinet plate includes a pivot pin that is supported for rotation at the inner bearing surface.