Door bearing and door assembly

Claim 1

In a door bearing and door assembly for pivotally mounting the door on a supporting structure of a household refrigeration appliance; said door bearing including a bearing arm for securement to said supporting structure; said bearing arm having a bearing bore; an elongated bearing pin; said door including an elongated passage slidably receiving said elongated bearing pin; said elongated bearing pin having an operative position in which said bearing pin extends into said bearing bore; the improvement wherein said door has a recess adjoining said elongated passage in a length dimension thereof, said recess having an end wall; said recess having a dimension parallel to said length dimension; said dimension of said recess being sufficiently large to accommodate portions of said bearing pin in a withdrawn position thereof in which said bearing pin is clear of said bearing bore; an outwardly open port in said door communicating with said recess and extending transversely to said length dimension; said open port providing access to said bearing pin for displacing said bearing pin into said withdrawn position; wherein spring means is provided for urging said bearing pin into said operative position; and wherein engageable means is provided on said bearing pin in the zone of said recess for permitting manual displacement of said bearing pin between said operative and withdrawn positions by access through said port, said engageable means including a screw which extends transversely through said bearing pin, which provides a handle projecting from said port, and which has an end that is adapted to press against said end wall of said recess to immobilize said bearing pin.