Patent ID: 7472972

Claim:
A fireproof filing cabinet comprising: a frame comprising a plurality of side walls defining a frame cavity, said frame cavity having a rear wall closing a rear side and being open on a front side to define an open front side, said side walls having front edges surrounding said open front side; a compartment mounted to said frame, said compartment including a plurality of walls defining a compartment cavity therein and an open front side; a door having a front portion and a rear portion and formed to cover said open front side of said frame cavity; a retracting mechanism comprising a first hinge member mounted on said door; a second hinge member rotatably attached to said first hinge member and slidably mounted within said compartment cavity; a lever having a first end and a second end, said first end of said lever rotatably attached to said second hinge member; a linkage pin having first and second ends, said second end of said lever rotatably attached to said first end of said linkage pin, said second end of said linkage in pivotally attached to said first hinge member; a spring having first and second ends, said first end of said spring attached to said second hinge member and said second end of said spring rotatably attached to said second end of said lever; and said door being rotatable about said retracting mechanism from a closed position proximate said front edges of said side walls wherein said rear portion of said door engages said front edges of said side walls to form a seal, to an open position remote from said front edges of said side walls, and said door being slidable from an open position, through said open front side of said compartment to a retracted position within said compartment cavity.