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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1998
Frank S Flider, Mattoon, IL (US);
Edward H Witt, Mattoon, IL (US);
Justrite Manufacturing Company, LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
A safety cabinet for the storage of flammable or combustible materials that has doors and a closure mechanism designed to automatically close and latch the doors in the event of fire. The closing mechanism is fully automatic and eliminates mechanical timing features as well as provides an automatic positive method and structure of closing the doors of the cabinet to insure a complete seal and lock. Furthermore, the latching assembly is operated using a handle which may be rotated into a tucked position. In this position, the handle rests in a cavity formed within the doors of the cabinet for protectively shielding the latching assembly to prevent accidental or unauthorized opening and handle breakage.