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US 2006/0038469 A1Published application
Filing cabinet having a fireproof retractable door
AssigneeSchwab Corporation
InventorDonald Ehrlich
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Abstract
A fireproof filing cabinet is disclosed. The cabinet has a shelf on which material such as files can be stored, having an open front side enclosable by a fireproof door. The door rotatably engages a retracting mechanism having a lift assist, so that the door rotates from a closed position, enclosing and sealing the shelf, to an open position, and then to a retracted position inside a compartment mounted adjacent to the shelf A lift assist mechanism enables opening and closing the door.
Claims11
A fireproof filing cabinet comprising:
- a frame comprising a plurality of side walls defining a frame cavity, said frame cavity having a rear wall closing a rear side and being open on a front side to define an open front side, said side walls having front edges surrounding said open front side;
- a compartment mounted to said frame, said compartment including a plurality of walls defining a compartment cavity therein and an open front side;
- a door formed to retractably cover said open front side of said frame cavity and to form a seal with said front edges of said side walls;
- a retracting mechanism slidably mounted in said compartment and rotatably attached to said door;
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- a lift assist mechanism attached to said retracting mechanism.
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A fireproof filing cabinet comprising:
- a frame comprising a plurality of side walls defining a frame cavity, said frame cavity having a rear wall closing a rear side and being open on a front side to define an open front side, said side walls having front edges surrounding said open front side;
- a compartment mounted to said frame, said compartment including a plurality of walls defining a compartment cavity therein and an open front side;
- a door having a front portion and a rear portion and formed to cover said open front side of said frame cavity;
- a retracting mechanism slidably mounted in said compartment and rotatably attached to said door;
- said door being rotatable about said retracting mechanism from a closed position proximate to said front edges of said side walls, wherein said rear portion of said door engages said front edges of said side walls to form a seal, to an open position remote from said front edges of said side walls;
- and said door being slidable from said open position, through said open front side of said compartment, to a retracted position within said compartment cavity;
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- a lift assist mechanism attached to said retracting mechanism.
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A fireproof filing cabinet comprising:
- a frame comprising a plurality of side walls defining a frame cavity, said frame cavity having a rear wall closing a rear side and being open on a front side to define an open front side, said side walls having front edges surrounding said open front side;
- a compartment mounted to said frame, said compartment including a plurality of walls defining a compartment cavity therein and an open front side;
- a door having a front portion and a rear portion and formed to cover said open front side of said frame cavity;
- a retracting mechanism slidably mounted in said compartment and rotatably attached to said door;
- said door being rotatable about said retracting mechanism from a closed position proximate to said front edges of said side walls, wherein said rear portion of said door engages said front edges of said side walls to form a seal, to an open position remote from said front edges of said side walls;
- and said door being slidable from said open position, through said open front side of said compartment, to a retracted position within said compartment cavity;
- said retracting mechanism comprising a first hinge member mounted on said door;
- a second hinge member rotatably attached to said first hinge member and slidably mounted within said compartment cavity;
- a lever having a first end rotatably attached to said second hinge member and a second end rotatably attached to said first hinge member;
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- a spring having an end attached to said second hinge member and an opposite end rotatably attached to said lever.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.