Claims
- 1. An environmentally controlled cabinet, comprising:a temperature controlled compartment; a first swing door pivotally hinged to the cabinet and configured to selectively permit access to the inside of said compartment via a first access opening and to close off access to the inside of said compartment via said first access opening; a second swing door pivotally hinged to the cabinet and configured to selectively permit access to the inside of said compartment via a second access opening and to close off access to the inside of said compartment via said second access opening; a first sliding door that is defined in said first swing door; a second sliding door that is defined in said first swing door and disposed adjacent said first sliding door, said first and second sliding doors forming a first pair of sliding doors configured to selectively permit access to the inside of said compartment and to close off access to the inside of said compartment through said first access opening; a third sliding door that is defined in said second swing door; and a fourth sliding door that is defined in said second swing door and disposed adjacent said third sliding door, said third and fourth sliding doors forming a second pair of sliding doors configured to selectively permit access to the inside of said compartment and to close off access to the inside of said compartment through said second access opening.
- 2. A cabinet as in claim 1 wherein at least one of said first pair of sliding doors and said second pair of sliding doors is configured to cover approximately one half of the area covered by said first swing door and said second swing door, respectively.
- 3. A cabinet as recited in claim 1 wherein:said first pair of sliding doors is configured to cover approximately one half of the area covered by said first swing door; and said second pair of sliding doors is configured to cover approximately one half of the area covered by said second swing door.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 09/731,576, filed on Dec. 7, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,467,859, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/169,586 filed on Dec. 8, 1999.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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940265 |
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Provisional Applications (1)
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60/169586 |
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