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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1975
Frank L Rice, Jeffersontown, KY (US);
Arthur C Wilson, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
An appliance, such as a domestic oven, with a removable oven door hinged to the appliance. The hinge system includes a pair of hinge mechanisms, where each mechanism includes a stationary bracket supporting a pivoted door guide, a spring-loaded hinged lever carried by the door guide, and a separable mating member in the door for cooperation with the door guide. The door guide includes a slip-on self-supporting wire spring that is operable whenever there is a partial removal of the door from the door guide to cause a locking action between the door guide and the support bracket. When the door is reinstalled on the hinge mechanism, the wire spring is unlocked from the support bracket so the door may be closed.