Door assembly for optical hardware cabinet

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.