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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
May. 23, 2002
Young-gil Lee, Asan-shi, KR;
Abstract
A hinge assembly for a door of a kimchi storage device is disclosed. The hinge assembly has a support member including a first contact surface sloping down on the upper surface thereof and a second contact surface sloping down thereon next to the first contact surface and prevents the door from coming off the upper surface of the body of the kimchi storage device by maintaining the closed position of the door tightly and prevents cold air leakage by maintaining a sealed state. Also, in an embodiment of the present invention, a hinge housing has a guard portion formed at an upper end portion thereof, the guard portion having an inwardly curved shape and being extended from the upper end of the hinge housing toward inside of the turn member , thereby covering a gap formed in a conjunction area between the hinge housing and the turn member