Hinged tracking system
First Claim
1. An enclosure comprising:
- a weather-tight cabinet including a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, and a door forming a front wall; and
a hinged tracking system for attaching said door to one of said side walls of said cabinet comprising;
a sliding portion, said sliding portion having a track member attachable to the cabinet, and a slide member slidable relative to the track member; and
a pivoting portion, said pivoting portion including a hinge pivotable about a vertical axis having a first member attached to the slide member of the sliding portion, and a second member attachable to the door, whereby the door is slidable, without rotation, from a closed position to an open spaced position away from the cabinet, and the door is rotatable about said vertical axis, without sliding, from said closed position to an open rotated position, wherein said track member is attached to a surface of said one of said side walls, said surface defining a vertical plane, said vertical axis of rotation of said door extending parallel to said vertical plane.
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Abstract
A cabinet includes a hinged tracking system for attaching a door to the cabinet. The hinged tracking system allows the door to translate rectilinearly away from the cabinet, as well as rotate with respect to the cabinet. The hinged tracking system includes a track member attached to a side wall of the cabinet, and a slide member slidable with respect to the track member. An intermediate member may be disposed between the track member and the slide member to increase the linear travel of the slide member. A hinge is located between the slide member and the door. The track member and the slide member may include stoppers which prevent overtravel of the slide member with respect to the track member, so that the slide member does not inadvertently slide completely off of the track member. The slide member may also include a locking system for locking the slide member in a maximum extended position, and for locking the hinge in a closed position or an open position.
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23 Claims
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1. An enclosure comprising:
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a weather-tight cabinet including a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, and a door forming a front wall; and
a hinged tracking system for attaching said door to one of said side walls of said cabinet comprising;
a sliding portion, said sliding portion having a track member attachable to the cabinet, and a slide member slidable relative to the track member; and
a pivoting portion, said pivoting portion including a hinge pivotable about a vertical axis having a first member attached to the slide member of the sliding portion, and a second member attachable to the door, whereby the door is slidable, without rotation, from a closed position to an open spaced position away from the cabinet, and the door is rotatable about said vertical axis, without sliding, from said closed position to an open rotated position, wherein said track member is attached to a surface of said one of said side walls, said surface defining a vertical plane, said vertical axis of rotation of said door extending parallel to said vertical plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
a slide locking pin movably attached to the slide member and movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position;
a leaf spring for biasing the slide locking pin toward the engaged position; and
a slide locking indentation provided in the track member, wherein said slide locking pin is movable into said slide locking indentation in said engaged position.
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14. The enclosure as set forth in claim 13, further comprising a knob attached to the slide locking pin actuatable by a user to move the slide locking pin to a disengaged position against the biasing force provided by the leaf spring.
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15. The enclosure as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a hinge locking system comprising:
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a hinge locking pin movably attached to the slide member and movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position;
a leaf spring for biasing the hinge locking pin toward the engaged position;
a stop member pivotally mounted to the second member of the hinge and sidably mounted within the slide member; and
at least one hinge locking indentation provided in the stop member, wherein said hinge locking pin is movable into said at least one hinge locking indentation in said engaged position.
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16. The enclosure as set forth in claim 15, further comprising a knob attached to the hinge locking pin actuatable by a user to move the hinge locking pin to a disengaged position against the biasing force provided by the leaf spring.
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17. An enclosure comprising:
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a weather-tight cabinet including a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, and a door forming a front wall; and
a hinged tracking system including a pair of spaced-apart hinged tracking members each attached to a same one of said side walls, each of said hinged tracking members including;
a sliding portion, said sliding portion having a track member attached to said one of said side walls of said cabinet, and a slide member slidable relative to the track member; and
a pivoting portion, said pivoting portion including a hinge having a first member attached to said slide member of said sliding portion, and a second member attached to said door, whereby said door is slidable, without rotation, from a closed position to an open spaced position away from said cabinet, and said door is rotatable about a vertical axis, without sliding, from said closed position to an open rotated position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An enclosure comprising:
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a weather-tight cabinet including a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, and a door forming a front wall; and
a hinged tracking system for attaching said door to one of said side walls of said cabinet comprising;
a sliding portion, said sliding portion having a track member attachable to the cabinet, and a slide member slidable relative to the track member; and
a pivoting portion, said pivoting portion including a hinge pivotable about a vertical axis having a first member attached to the slide member of the sliding portion, and a second member attachable to the door, whereby the door is slidable, without rotation, from a closed position to an open spaced position away from the cabinet, and the door is rotatable about said vertical axis, without sliding, from said closed position to an open rotated position, wherein said door is rotatable 180°
about said vertical axis from said closed position to said open rotated position.
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Specification