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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2012
Arturo J. Bonomie, Verona, WI (US);
Daniel Mark Graham, Ashville, NY (US);
Mark J. Blahnik, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Sean Petersen, Evansville, WI (US);
Arturo J. Bonomie, Verona, WI (US);
Daniel Mark Graham, Ashville, NY (US);
Mark J. Blahnik, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Sean Petersen, Evansville, WI (US);
Sub-Zero, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A hinge including a device bracket, a door bracket, a first arm, a second arm, and a closure device is provided. The first arm mounts to the device bracket at a first pin and to the door bracket at a second pin. The second arm mounts to the device bracket at a third pin and to the door bracket at a fourth pin. The third pin is closer to an axis of rotation of a door than the first pin when the door is in a closed position. The closure device includes a closure device body mounted to move with the second arm, a rod mounted within the closure device body, a spring, a spring retainer mounted to the rod, and a nut mounting the rod to the device bracket. The spring is mounted between the spring retainer and the closure device body to exert a force on the second arm.