Patent ID: 8029079
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: B01D,C08G

Abstract:
1. A safety cabinet comprising: a plurality of walls defining a front open side; a pair of doors pivotal about respective horizontally spaced axes on the walls between a closed position closing the side and an open position giving access to the open side; respective guides in the cabinet each associated with a respective one of the doors; respective links each having a front end connected to a respective one of the doors and a rear end shiftable front-to-back in a respective one of the guides; a connector extending between the rear ends of the links and shiftable front-to-back with the rear ends of the links, whereby pivotal movement of one of the doors between the open and closed position displaces the connector between a front end position and a rear end position and is transmitted through the respective link to the connector and thence through the other guide to the other door for synchronous pivoting of the doors; a closer operatively engageable with the connector; spring means applying a force to the closer to urge same into operative engagement with the connector for pushing same into the rear end position and closing the doors; and actuation means for normally holding the closer out of engagement with the connector during movement of same between the front and rear end positions.