Patent ID: 6681604
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A storage cabinet comprising:a container having a floor, upright side walls and a rear wall attached to and extending upwardly from said floor, and a ceiling attached to said side walls and rear wall, said floor, side walls, rear wall, and ceiling defining a storage cavity; a vertical support member extending upwardly from said floor; at least one door pivotally attached to one of said side walls and movable between an open position, in which said cavity is accessible from a position forward thereof, and a closed position, in which said door contacts said support member and prevents access to said cavity from a position forward thereof; and a latching mechanism attached to said support member, said latching mechanism including two release members protruding forwardly from said support member, an upper one of said release members being positioned above a lower one of said release members, the lower member being mounted between about 3 and 24 inches above a surface underlying the cabinet, said release members being movable in unison from a latched position, in which said latching mechanism latches said door in the closed position, and an latched position, in which said latching mechanism allows said door to move to the open position.