Patent ID: 8998276
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A47B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A storage system including peripheral walls providing a storage area, said peripheral walls including transversely spaced-apart surfaces providing an opening into said storage area, a door having a front wall and opposed, first and second transversely spaced-apart side walls, said door being hingedly mounted to a first one of said peripheral walls adjacent said first spaced-apart side wall of said door for movement between a closed position overlying and closing said opening into said storage area and an open position for permitting access to said storage area through said opening, said door having a height substantially equal to the height of the opening into said storage area; A. a latching system adjacent the second spaced-apart side wall of said door for maintaining said door in said closed position and being releasable to permit said door to be moved into said open position, said latching system including: whereby said latching action is enhanced by imposing a force in a direction to enhance the overlap between said latching member and said in-turned segment of said pivotal latch hinge when an effort is made to pry the door open with an instrument or tool being inserted between contiguous surfaces of said second one of said peripheral walls of the storage system and the second spaced-apart side wall of the door; and B. a release mechanism including a latch hinge actuating segment operable to engage the pivotal latch hinge and bias said latch hinge out of overlapping relationship with the latching member of said door to thereby permit the door to be moved into said open position.