Door assembly for optical hardware cabinet

• US 5,823,646 A
• Filed: 09/02/1997
• Issued: 10/20/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Siecor Technology, Inc. (Corning Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Siecor Corporation (Corning Incorporated)
• Inventors: Hall, David C., Morgan, Kevin L., Dagley, Mark R., Arizpe, Ronald E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, STEPHEN A
• Application Number:
  US08/922,808
• Time in Patent Office: 413 Days
• Field of Search: 312/324, 312/309, 312/315, 312/223.1, 292/341.15, 292/DIG. 63, 292/42, 292/146, 385/135, 385/137
• US Class Current: 312/324
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 5/006 for furniture E06B3/00, E06B9/115 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/021 using pivoting mechanisms for accessing the interior of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/023 using sliding mechanisms for accessing the interior of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/026 characterized by door details
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/10 Exchange station construction
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/0846 Rigid
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1023 Closure catch
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/696 With movable dog, catch or striker

Abstract

A wall mount cabinet is provided that has a front door that pivots downward and a side door that pivots out to the side. The side door is latched to the front door such that opening of the front door also opens the side door.

Claims

1. A fiber optic cabinet comprising:

(a) a housing with a back panel and top, bottom and side walls extending therefrom defining an interior;

(b) a front door pivotally attached to one of the side walls along a horizontal axis and closeable over the interior, the front door wider than the distance between the side walls to define wing portions that overhang laterally of the side walls;

(c) at least one side door pivotally attached to the back panel along a vertical axis at a point laterally removed from the side walls, the side door having a free side opposite thereto extending vertically and overlaying one of the wing portions of the front door;

(d) a latch attached to the side door having a slidable tongue portion spaced from and extending parallel with the inside of the side door to define a gap therebetween, the one wing portion extending into the gap, the tongue portion slidable in a direction away from the free side to allow the side door to be pivoted open, the interengagement of the tongue portion with the gap sufficiently flexible such that the wing portions will slide out of the gap when the front door is pivoted away from its close position.

2. The cabinet of claim 1 comprising two side doors, one on each side of the front door.

3. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the wing portions of the front door are stepped in toward the back panel and the side door lays over the wing portion to provide a flush appearance.

4. The cabinet of claim 1 wherein the vertical axis of rotation of the side door is set back from the plane of the front door in the closed position and the side door extends from the vertical axis in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the front door and then turns to extend in the same plane as the front door.