Patent ID: 8662603

Claim:
A protective enclosure comprising: a housing including a base portion, a top portion and a sidewall extending between said base portion and said top portion, said base portion, said top portion and said sidewall defining an interior storage space, said sidewall including a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion, said first sidewall portion is positioned adjacent to said second sidewall portion and disposed at a first angle relative to said second sidewall portion, said first and second sidewall portions defining a door receiving opening; a door configured for being selectively positioned in said door receiving opening when said door is in a closed position, said door including a first door section and a second door section, said first door section is positioned adjacent to said second door section and disposed at a second angle relative to said second door section, said first door section including an opening end, wherein a first flange extends from said opening end and includes an opening edge, said first flange being angled relative to said first door section inwardly toward said interior storage space so that an internal surface of said first door section and said first flange form an obtuse angle, said second door section including a hinge end, wherein a second flange extends from said hinge end and includes a hinge edge, said second flange being angled relative to said second door section inwardly toward said interior storage space; a hinge pivotally mounting said second portion of said housing with said second door section; and a locking mechanism including a first actuating bolt and a second actuating bolt, wherein said first and second actuating bolts are movably coupled to said door along an axis that is substantially parallel to at least one of said opening edge and said hinge edge, said first and second actuating bolts being moved to an extended position to place said door in a locked position relative to said housing when door is in said closed position, and said first and second actuating bolts being moved to a retracted position to place said door in an unlocked position relative to said housing, wherein at least one of said first and second sidewall portions includes a first retaining surface configured for engaging said first actuating bolt when in said extended position, wherein at least one of said first and second sidewall portions includes a second retaining surface configured for engaging said second actuating bolt when in said extended position, wherein said housing includes a channel disposed along at least a portion of said door receiving opening defined in said first portion and said second portion of said housing, and wherein at least a portion of said first and second flanges are disposed within said channel when said door is positioned in said closed position relative to said housing.