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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1994
Jerome Caruso, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Sub-Zero Freezer Company, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator door hinge assembly including a refrigerator bracket and a door bracket, a first link pivotally connected to the refrigerator bracket and the door bracket, a second link pivotally connected to the refrigerator bracket and the door bracket, the distance between the pivot connections of the second link being greater than the distance between the pivot connections of the first link, each of the first and second links being located in different but parallel planes and include a surface which engages the inner wall of the door bracket when the door is in the closed position thereby maintaining the parallel relation between the door and the refrigerator.