Hinge assembly for an appliance lid and installation method therefor

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel that defines an aperture for selectively accessing a treatment chamber defined within the cabinet. A lid is rotationally operable relative to the aperture of the top panel between open and closed positions. Hinge assemblies extend between the...

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Main Authors Walter, David, Jeffery, James, Lobaccaro, Paula, Schooley, Nicholas C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.10.2022
Subjects
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
HAND TOOLS
HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
KEYS
LAUNDERING
LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES
LOCKS
MANIPULATORS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS
SAFES
TEXTILES
TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FORFASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
TRANSPORTING
TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE
WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS
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Summary:A laundry appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel that defines an aperture for selectively accessing a treatment chamber defined within the cabinet. A lid is rotationally operable relative to the aperture of the top panel between open and closed positions. Hinge assemblies extend between the lid and the top panel. The hinge assemblies include a first hinge assembly. A second hinge assembly is selectively retractable into the lid to a retracted position. A biasing member biases the second hinge assembly out to an extended position. At least the second hinge assembly is operable to the retracted position to bypass a portion of the top panel to define an installed position where the first and second hinge assemblies are engaged with respective hinge receptacles of the top panel.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201916730313