Patent ID: 7934782

Claim:
An enclosure comprising: a cabinet having an opening; a door having a peripheral flange sized to surround the perimeter of said opening in said cabinet; two or more hinges pivotally connecting said door to said cabinet using hinge pins, and arranged to align said door with said cabinet opening while said door is in a closed position, each of said hinges comprising: a door component and a cabinet component, each of said door components being fastened to said door, and each of said cabinet components being fastened to said cabinet; one or more slots in each hinge for displacing said door toward and away from said cabinet in a direction generally normal to the plane of the opening in said cabinet; and a spring for urging said door away from said opening in said cabinet, said spring being inserted between said hinge pins and an inside of said door; each of said cabinet components of said two or more hinges comprising: a base that is secured to the cabinet; a riser mounted to the base and generally extending upwards; and two knuckles mounted to the riser and positioned to be centered over the base; each of said knuckles forming a tube and said two knuckles being aligned to accommodate insertion of one of the hinge pins; and each of said door components of said two or more hinges comprising: a base that is secured to an inside of a peripheral flange of the door; and two risers extending normal to the surface of the base, each riser containing one of said one or more slots aligned to accommodate insertion of one of the hinge pins; and one or more latches for compressing said spring and reducing the space between the door and the cabinet while the door is in the closed position; whereby on opening, said door is displaced away from said cabinet before being pivoted, avoiding interference between the peripheral flange of said door and the perimeter of the cabinet.