BACKGROUND

Various types of enclosures, such as electrical cabinets, receive, house and support electronic or other components sensitive to debris and/or moisture. Completely closing and sealing the cabinet with a door (supporting a seal) is critical to prevent ingress of moisture and debris into the cabinet, as well as high velocity rainfall droplets during outdoor transit, which could damage the electronic components contained therein. Some electrical cabinets are attached upside down to a supporting structure, such as a RAM (rolling airframe missile) launcher on a vessel, which makes it ergonomically difficult to close and lock the door via a plurality of door dogs/latches because the operator must be positioned upside down or inverted to operate the door dogs/latches. This is particularly problematic where a tool is required to lock all of the door dogs/latches to the cabinet.

Another problem is the fact that prior door dogs/latches do not provide uniform sealing around the entire length of a seal between the door and the cabinet, particularly at corner areas of the seal where higher compression loads are typically required to generate uniform sealing around the perimeter of the door. Furthermore, some door dogs/latches, such as those in use on a RAM, must withstand substantial G forces during weapon firing (e.g., RAM firing) while maintain the ability to retract and maintain sealing integrity.

