Spring Hinge For Cabinet Doors

Double Action Spring Hinge refers to the opening of a door that allows an interior door to be opened in both directions. Other names for double action spring hinge are as follows: Cafe door hinges, Saloon door hinges, and Double swing door hinges. Double action spring hinge allows a door to be opened 180 degrees in both directions. The spring movement returns the door to its original closed position. This type of hinge is used as a door knob and handle.

Spring Hinge For cabinet doors that are used to swing out or inward, such as wine cabinet doors, the style of hinge will have a lip or edge running along the top edge of the cabinet. It extends halfway from the top of the cabinet and runs alongside the edge of the door jamb when open. When closed, the hinge lip completely covers the entire side of the cabinet. If a door has a lip that runs along the top edge of the door jamb, then the door is considered a solid in construction. While swing doors may not require a hinge on the top edge, this feature will cause the door to squeak when the door is closed.

Double Action Spring Hinge with an Inset Tip is preferred for opening cabinet doors that are being used to swing outward. The tip on this hinge prevents the cabinet door from swinging out at an angle. As the door swings into a closed position, the tip of the spring hinge engages the lip of the cabinet. As the door is moved into an open position, the tip of the hinge strikes the edge of the door jamb and pushes the cabinet doors to a new open position. This type of hinge is easy to use because it requires no finger pressure to engage or disengage the door.