Patent ID: 6164098
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A cabinet comprising:a cabinet case having an interior, an exterior, and an opening permitting access to said interior;a door having front and rear faces and opposite hinged and free edges;hinge means for hingedly mounting said hinged edge of said door to said cabinet case, wherein said door is swingable between open and closed positions on said exterior of said cabinet case;a pull mounted about a portion of said free edge of said door, said pull having a front plate adjacent to said door front face, a rear plate adjacent to said door rear face, and a transverse web having a width corresponding to the thickness of the door and connecting said front and rear plates, wherein said front and rear plates are biased towards each other to provide an inward spring force to clamp said pull about said door, and means extending from said front plate for grasping said pull, and a lock strike attached to said rear plate and parallel to said rear plate; anda lock having a locked mode and an unlocked mode, said lock including a lock housing mounted to said cabinet case and a lock throw extending from said lock housing to lockably engage said lock strike when said door is in said closed position and said lock is in said locked mode, said lock further including an actuator accessible from said exterior of said cabinet case.