Nickel Concealed Hinge for Half Overlay Doors on Face-Frame and Frameless Cabinets

This Blum CLIP self-close hinge is built for half overlay doors on both face-frame and frameless cabinets, with INSERTA toolless plate mounting and a nickel finish. It is the right call for partial-overlay configurations, including pairs of doors that share a single center partition.

Key Features

• Self-close spring draws the door shut over the last few degrees of travel.
• Half overlay geometry positions each door to cover only part of the cabinet side, the correct setup for two doors on a shared partition.
• 100 degree opening angle provides solid access while keeping the swing controlled.
• INSERTA toolless mounting presses the base plate into pre-drilled 5mm system holes without plate screws.
• Three-way adjustment lets you dial in height, side, and depth after the door is hung.
• 35mm cup, 45mm bore pattern fits standard production boring on face-frame and frameless boxes.

Where Half Overlay Hinge Geometry Does Its Job

Half overlay is the geometry for doors that share a partition. Where two cabinet doors meet on one center stile or panel, a full overlay hinge on each door would crowd the plate area and cause the arms to interfere. The half crank on this hinge pulls each door back just enough so both fit cleanly side by side with a consistent reveal between them. The same geometry works on any partial-overlay door where the door covers roughly half the cabinet side rather than the full width. The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door at the standard 45mm bore pattern, and the arm clips to a base plate mounted to the cabinet, ordered separately to match your cabinet construction.

Nickel Finish and a Self-Close That Keeps the Job Moving

The hinge is plated steel in a nickel finish, a neutral, versatile choice that coordinates across kitchen, bath, and built-in work without calling attention to itself. The self-close spring pulls the door shut from a few degrees open, so doors close on their own without a damper. This is not a soft-close hinge and does not cushion the final contact. If the project specifies a damped, quiet close, that is a different hinge in this line. For workhorse installs where a reliable, self-closing action is exactly what is needed, the spring mechanism here is straightforward and durable. INSERTA mounting keeps pace with production installs: the plate presses into the cabinet's 5mm system holes and is set before the hinge arrives on site.

A Practical Choice for Volume Installs and Mixed Cabinet Types

This hinge suits cabinet shops, contractors, and remodelers working through multi-cabinet jobs on either frameless or face-frame boxes. The INSERTA method requires cabinets with pre-drilled 5mm system holes; for boxes without them, use the screw-on plate version of this hinge instead. The 100 degree opening angle is slightly more contained than the standard 110 degrees, which suits installs where a modest swing limit is useful without restricting everyday access. Doors in the standard 16 to 22mm thickness range are the right fit here.

Common Questions

Consistent Reveals, Clean Shared Partitions

Specify this hinge when partial-overlay doors, shared center partitions, or mixed face-frame and frameless boxes call for a dependable self-close action in a nickel finish that works across the whole run.