Hinge assembly for an appliance lid and installation method therefor

• Main Authors: Walter, David, Jeffery, James, Lobaccaro, Paula, Schooley, Nicholas C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• 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

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...