Blum CLIP Top Concealed Hinge in Nickel for Maximum Door Clearance

This Blum CLIP top hinge opens to 170 degrees for near-flat door clearance, with INSERTA tool-free mounting and a self-close spring, on full overlay doors in both frameless and face-frame cabinets.

Key Features

• 170 degree opening angle swings the door nearly flat alongside the cabinet for unobstructed access.
• Full overlay straight arm positions the door to cover nearly the entire cabinet side with a narrow reveal.
• Self-close spring pulls the door shut over the last few degrees of travel.
• INSERTA tool-free plate mounting presses the base plate into pre-drilled 5mm system holes without screws.
• Clip-on arm engagement lets the door hang and release without tools.
• Three-way adjustment dials in height, side, and depth after the plate is set.

Where a 170 Degree Swing Earns Its Place

Most cabinet doors stop at 110 degrees, which covers everyday access just fine. The 170 degree hinge is for the situations where that is not enough: a corner run where an adjacent wall or appliance cuts into the swing, an island cabinet where a door that stops partway blocks traffic, or a pantry tall enough that you need both hands free and the door completely out of the way. At 170 degrees, the door opens almost parallel to the cabinet side and stays there, giving unobstructed access to the full interior. The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door, and the arm clips to a Blum base plate mounted to the cabinet, ordered separately. INSERTA presses that plate into pre-drilled 5mm system holes for a fast, screw-free installation.

One important note on closing: soft-close damping is not available at this opening angle. This hinge uses a self-close spring, which pulls the door shut over the last few degrees but does not cushion the contact. For wide opening combined with a damped, quiet close, the 155 degree CLIP top BLUMOTION is the closest option in the Blum line.

Steel Construction in a Nickel Finish

The hinge body is steel with a nickel finish. Nickel reads as a clean, neutral tone that holds up alongside most hardware finishes, and it coordinates naturally with other Blum nickel components across the same cabinet run. The three-way adjustment range of plus or minus 2mm in height and side, and plus 3mm to minus 2mm in depth, gives enough travel to bring a full run of doors to an even reveal after the plates are set.

Who Reaches for This Hinge

This hinge suits cabinet shops and contractors specifying full overlay doors where wide clearance is a functional requirement, not just a preference. It works on standard doors in the 16 to 22mm thickness range, on both frameless and face-frame boxes. INSERTA requires the cabinet to have pre-drilled 5mm system holes. For boxes without them, the screw-on plate version handles the same hinge. For doors thicker than 22mm, a thick-door hinge is the right choice instead.

Common Questions

Full Access, Clean Install

When the job calls for a door that moves completely out of the way, this Blum CLIP top hinge in nickel delivers the 170 degree clearance, tool-free INSERTA plate mounting, and clip-on arm engagement that keeps the install efficient and the door aligned.