Patent ID: 8752913

Claim:
A sealed in-wall cabinet, comprising: a cabinet body having a top, a bottom, sides and a front opening with a closure door adapted to close off said cabinet front opening when in a closed position; an outwardly extending flange located along the periphery of said cabinet front opening; a U-shaped gasket having opposing front and rear portions surrounding a front, a back and side edges of said flange; said closure door having means for moving said door between open and closed positions wherein said door is forcibly pressed against the front portion of said gasket when said door is in the closed position providing an airtight seal of an interior space of said cabinet; a plurality of latches affixed to said closure door for forcibly holding said closure door against said gasket and said flange; wherein said latches pass through the front surface of said closure door and engage an inside surface of said cabinet; mounting means for attaching the cabinet into a wall having an opening into which said cabinet is installed; wherein a rear portion of the gasket is tightly held between the back of said flange and a front surface of said wall providing an airtight seal there between; and wherein at least a portion of said top, sides and bottom of said body is stepped inwardly by a peripheral framework located rearward of said wall at a distance from said flange equal to or less than the depth of said wall.