Door assembly

摘要

Improved door assemblies and related methods of use are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides advantageous systems/methods for the design and use of door assemblies configured to mount with respect to a mounting structure associated with a rack or the like. The present disclosure provides for mechanisms for mounting, opening, closing and releasing a door assembly relative to a mounting structure. The present disclosure provides for a rack-mounted door assembly having alternative pivoting axes. Exemplary door assemblies of the present disclosure are configured so as to be simultaneously hinged at the left and at the right, and to permit easy opening from either the right or left, as well as to allow for the complete removal of the door from its mounting structure.

主权项

1. A door assembly comprising:
a cover member, the cover member having: (i) first and second handle member retaining grooves, and (ii) first and second pin retaining grooves; a pair of handle members that are rotatably mounted with respect to the first and second handle member retaining grooves, respectively, each handle member retaining groove having at least a portion of a first latch member mounted with respect to a first end of the handle member retaining groove and at least a portion of a second latch member mounted with respect to a second end of the handle member retaining groove; a pair of end cap members that are mountable with respect to a first end and a second end of the cover member, respectively; wherein the first and second latch members mounted with respect to the first handle member retaining groove are movable between: (i) a first position where a mounting structure is configured to be received by the first pin retaining groove, and (ii) a second position where the mounting structure is configured to be releasably secured in the first pin retaining groove via a latching portion of the first and second latch members; and wherein the first and second latch members mounted with respect to the second handle member retaining groove are movable between: (i) a first position where the mounting structure is configured to be received by the second pin retaining groove, and (ii) a second position where the mounting structure is configured to be releasably secured in the second pin retaining groove via a latching portion of the first and second latch members; wherein each end cap member includes a rear wall having first and second slots formed therein; wherein at least a portion of the first pin retaining groove is configured to be positioned within the first slots of the end cap members when the end cap members are mounted with respect to the ends of the cover member; and wherein at least a portion of the second pin retaining groove is configured to be positioned within the second slots of the end cap members when the end cap members are mounted with respect to the ends of the cover member.