Patent ID: 7857402

Claim:
An appliance comprising: a chassis defining a cavity and having an opening for accessing the cavity; and a door assembly joined to the chassis, said door assembly comprising: a door for closing access to the opening; first and second door lift sub-assemblies, each of the first and second door lift sub-assemblies comprising: a first slide configured to move the door in a first direction between a recessed position and an extended position and comprising a first fixed member coupled to the chassis and a first movable member slidably coupled to the first fixed member, and a second slide configured to move the door in a substantially vertical direction, the second slide comprising a second fixed member coupled to the first movable member and a second movable member coupled to the door and slidably coupled to the second fixed member; and at least one stabilizing device operatively connecting the first and second door lift sub-assemblies to synchronize movement of the first and second door lift sub-assemblies in the first direction.