Rack cabinet

A mobile rack cabinet comprising:

• an enclosure having a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a forward wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, at least one opening being provided within the forward wall;
• a rail rack support assembly mounted to and within the enclosure for the support of electronic components;
• a retractable door having a body with a first face, a second face, a first side edge, a second side edge, a lower edge, and an upper edge, the body being sized and shaped complementarily with the at least one opening;
• a first pivot pin coupled to the door body proximate the lower edge along the first side edge and a second guide pin coupled to the body proximate the lower edge along the second side edge;
• a first and a second rail support each mounted to the enclosure within the enclosure proximate the bottom wall, each rail support having:
• a track sized and shaped to receive one of the pivot pins, the track having a first end proximate the rear wall and a second end proximate the forward wall;
• and
• a seat formed within the track proximate the second end and recessed toward the bottom wall relative to an immediately adjacent portion of the track, the seat being sized and shaped to receive one of the pivot pins and to form a receptacle in which the pivot pin may rotate,
• wherein the door may be moved between a first closed position in which the door substantially covers the opening, an extended position in which the door is pivoted away from the front wall, and a retracted position in which the door is at least substantially retracted within the enclosure,
• wherein as the door is moved between the closed position and the extended position, the door pivots about the first and second pivot pins which rotate within the seats of the first and second rail tracks, respectively, and
• wherein as the door is moved from the extended position into the retracted position, the door must be lifted upwards to move the first and second pivot pins out of the seats and the door must be pushed horizontally to allow the first and second pivot pins to move from the second ends of the tracks to the first ends of the tracks.

A mobile rack cabinet comprising:

• an enclosure having at least one opening;
• a rail rack support assembly mounted to and within the enclosure for supporting electronic components;
• a retractable door sized and shaped to fit within the opening;
• first and second pivot pins coupled to the door;
• and
• first and second rail supports mounted to and within the enclosure, each rail support having an elongated slotted track adapted to receive one of the pivot pins such that the pin can slide along the track, the track having a first end and a second end, the first end of the track being located towards the back of the enclosure, the second end of the track being located toward the front of the enclosure, each track having a recessed seat near the second end, the recessed seat being defined by a portion of the track that is vertically lower than an immediately adjacent portion of the track such that the track extends substantially vertically upward and then rearward from the second to the first end, the seat being sized and shaped to receive one of the pivot pins and to form a receptacle in which the pivot pin may rotate,
• the tracks configured to limit the movement of the door such that the door can translate from a first closed position in which the door substantially covers the opening to an extended position in which the door is pivoted away from the enclosure, by permitting the first and second pivot pins to rotate within the recessed portion of the tracks, and guide the movement of the door such that the door can translate from the extended position to a retracted position in which the door is at least partially retracted within the enclosure, by requiring that the first and second pivot pins be translated first vertically by lifting the door upwards, and then translated substantially horizontally by sliding the door at least partially into the enclosure.