Patent ID: 7524002
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: A47B,E05C,F41C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A storage cabinet assembly, comprising: a cabinet defining an interior; a folding door arrangement mounted to the cabinet, wherein the folding door arrangement includes a pair of folding door sections, each of which includes an inner door member and outer door member, wherein the folding door sections are movable between a closed position in which the folding door sections cooperate to prevent access to the cabinet interior, and an open position in which the folding door sections are positioned to provide access to the cabinet interior, wherein the inner door members of the folding door sections are located adjacent each other when the folding door sections are in the closed position; and a locking arrangement associated with the folding door arrangement, wherein the locking arrangement includes a latch member carried by each of the folding door sections, wherein each latch member is movable between an engaged position and a release position, wherein each latch member in the engaged position maintains its associated door section in the closed position and wherein each latch member in the release position enables movement of its associated door section between the closed position and the open position, and wherein the locking arrangement further includes a movable control member carried by each door section, wherein each control member is interconnected with one of the latch members and wherein each control member is movable between a raised first position in which the control member places its associated latch member in the engaged position, and a lowered second position in which the control member places its associated latch member in the release position, wherein the control members in the first position overlie the inner door members, and wherein the locking arrangement further includes a lock that is engageable with the control members to secure the control members together to maintain the door sections in the closed position and the latch members in the engaged position, wherein each control member is pivotably movable between the raised first position and the lowered second position about a generally horizontal axis, and wherein the control members are gravity biased toward the lowered second position so as to be movable from the raised first position to the lowered second position under the influence of gravity when the lock is disengaged from the control members.