Patent 8186781 was granted and assigned to Whirlpool Corporation on May, 2012 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A hinge for controlling the movement of a door on a refrigerator is disclosed, the hinge allowing the refrigerator to be installed flush to adjacent cabinets. The door translates and rotates in order to allow access to the refrigerator cabinet interior without contacting the adjacent cabinets.