ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,303, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to TURNA D.O.O (Sostanj, Slovenia).
"Door hinge for household appliances" was invented by Peter Kolar (Polzela, Slovenia) and Ales Plesnik (Sostanj, Slovenia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The subject of the invention is an improved door hinge in household appliances. The hinge consists of a receiving part (1) fixed to an appliance housing, a hinge body (3) fixed to a household appliance door, a connecting arm (5) and a locking element (6) that is pivotally attached to the connecting arm (5) via a connecting axle (7). The locking element (6) consists of two substantially straight and parallel legs...