Patent ID: 6416144
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A61L,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
A sterilization or disinfection apparatus comprising:a housing which defines an interior chamber and an opening; a door having an interior face sized to seal the opening and an outer face; an active seal between the door and the housing surrounding the opening to the chamber which seal is selectively pressurized to seal against the door and push the door outward, away from the housing; a horizontal support rail mounted to the housing; a guidance assembly for guiding the door between an open position, in which items to be sterilized or disinfected are capable of being loaded into the chamber, and a closed position, in which the door covers the opening, the guidance assembly including: a pivotable support member, pivotally connected with the door, which pivots as the door moves outward during pressurization of the active seal, the pivotable support member being carried by the rail during opening and closing of the door.