Nickel Finish and Near-Flat Opening in a Full Overlay CLIP top Hinge

This Blum CLIP top hinge opens a full overlay door to 170 degrees on both frameless and face-frame cabinets, with INSERTA tool-free plate mounting and a nickel finish that coordinates with the rest of the hardware on the job.

Key Features

• 170 degree opening swings the door nearly flat against the cabinet side for unobstructed access to the full interior.
• Free-swinging operation means the door stays where it is placed, with no spring tension pulling it shut.
• Full overlay straight arm covers nearly the entire cabinet side, leaving only a narrow reveal.
• INSERTA tool-free mounting presses the base plate into pre-drilled 5mm system holes, no plate screws needed.
• Three-way adjustment dials in height, side, and depth after installation to even out a full run of doors.
• Nickel finish on steel matches the hardware tone of kitchens and baths already running Blum nickel accessories.

Where the 170 Degree Swing Earns Its Place

Most concealed hinges open to 110 degrees, which suits the majority of cabinet doors without issue. This hinge is for the situations where that is not enough. At 170 degrees, the door swings nearly flat beside the cabinet, clearing the opening completely. That geometry shows up on appliance garages, pantry pull-outs, and display cases where reaching past a door that only swings partway open is a daily inconvenience. It also handles wall-adjacent cabinets where the door needs to clear a return wall or a tall stack, and accessible kitchens where full, unobstructed reach into the cabinet matters.

The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door in the standard position. The arm clips to a Blum base plate mounted to the cabinet, sold separately. Match the plate to your cabinet construction and the door position you want. Plates are Blum-specific and are not interchangeable with other brands.

Steel Build, Nickel Tone, and a Finish That Holds a Room Together

The hinge body is steel in a nickel finish. In projects where the bin pulls, drawer slides, and shelf pins are already in nickel, specifying this hinge in the same finish keeps the hardware language consistent across every visible surface. The CLIP top platform also means it shares adjustment logic with the rest of the Blum line: height, side, and depth cam screws bring doors back to an even reveal as a kitchen settles, and the clip-on arm lets a door come off and go back on without tools.

One note specific to this angle: 170 degree wide-angle hinges are free-swinging. Soft-close is not available at this opening angle, so the door stays wherever it is placed rather than being pulled or cushioned shut. For applications where a self-catching or damped close is needed, the 110 or 120 degree range is the right starting point.

Who Reaches for This Hinge

Cabinet shops running Blum throughout a kitchen project and needing a few wide-angle positions reach for this hinge to stay on one platform and one finish. Designers specifying accessible layouts, entertainment centers, or pantry sections where full door clearance is a design requirement will find the 170 degree geometry solves a problem that a standard hinge cannot. Contractors who have already set the INSERTA plate in the cabinet side can hang and adjust this door in the same motion as every other door in the run.

The hinge fits standard doors in the 16 to 22mm thickness range on frameless or face-frame boxes. For doors outside that range, a thick-door or thin-door hinge is the better match.

Common Questions

Full Clearance, Consistent Finish, One Platform

When the job calls for a door that opens all the way out of the way and a nickel finish that holds the hardware together, this hinge delivers both without leaving the Blum CLIP top system.