Patent ID: 8511509

Claim:
A storage enclosure comprising a sealable box having an open face fitted with at least one door or lid, said at least one door or lid being mounted via at least one hinge, wherein component parts of a hinge of said at least one hinge are attached respectively to said box and said at least one door or lid and are configured to provide a first degree of freedom of movement which is rotational and a second degree of freedom of movement which is translational, allowing the component parts of the hinge to be moved translationally relative to each other, and the box including a plurality of latches mounted around a perimeter of the open face of the box which, when actuated, effect translational movement of the component parts of the hinge one relative to another to seal the at least one door or lid closed against the box, and said box including inlet and outlet ports located on the box to enable purge gas to be passed through the storage enclosure, and further including a plurality of supporting compartments within the box.