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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1992

Filed:

Jun. 21, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:

Charles J Hoffman, Kentwood, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
16303 ; 16DI / ;
Abstract

A refrigerator cabinet has a door closing device integral with a door top hinge member to fit within the door. The mechanism includes a bearing member secured to the door and a cam member nonrotatably secured to the hinged pin below the bearing member and having a cam follower engaging a cam surface on the lower face of the bearing member. A spring is secured around the lower end of the hinge pin to force the cam member upward against the bearing member and its cam surface, with the cam surface and a cam follower on the cam member being configured to provide a closing bias when the door is near the closed position and detent positions when the door is opened a predetermined amount.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hoffman, Charles. (1992). Refrigerator door closing device (U.S. Patent No. 5138743). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5138743

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