Patent ID: 8496307

Claim:
A retrofit kit for replacing a first door of an electronics cabinet, the retrofit kit comprising: a latch assembly including: one or more lock rods, each of the one or more lock rods including a shaft portion; a center lock rod mounting bracket; a fastener constructed and arranged to couple at least one of the one or more lock rods to the center lock rod mounting bracket; a detent member constructed and arranged to rotatably attach to the shaft portion of one of the one or more lock rods; one or more brackets constructed and arranged to secure the latch assembly to a second door of the electronics cabinet; and one or more bushings constructed and arranged couple to the one or more brackets and to guide the one or more lock rods; a handle constructed and arranged to couple to the shaft portion of the one or more lock rods; a replacement door having a vertical length shorter than a vertical length of the first door, a frame member of the electronics cabinet and one of an upper edge of the replacement door and a bottom edge of the replacement door defining a gap, the gap having a size sufficient for a passage of electrical cables through the gap when all doors of the electronics cabinet are closed; and a retaining bracket configured to be secured to an inside surface of one of the replacement door and the second door and to retain the detent member.