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A dryer door mechanism for the opening, closing and sealing of an opening to a dryer enclosure. The door mechanism has a movable door in rolling engagement with a pair of tracks affixed to a door frame. The tracks of the door frame are angularly disposed from both the plane of the enclosure opening

A dryer door mechanism for the opening, closing and sealing of an opening to a dryer enclosure. The door mechanism has a movable door in rolling engagement with a pair of tracks affixed to a door frame. The tracks of the door frame are angularly disposed from both the plane of the enclosure opening and the plane of the movable door. The movable door, while rolling along its track, simultaneously moves perpendicular and parallel to the plane of the enclosure opening. When moved to the closed position, the movable door becomes wedged against the enclosure opening thereby providing a force perpendicular to the opening of the enclosure for creating an airtight seal.

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A dryer door mechanism for the opening, closing and sealing of a generally planar opening to a dryer enclosure comprising: a door frame having two generally parallel sides; a movable door mounted within said door frame having a generally planar interior surface and two generally parallel sides, said

A dryer door mechanism for the opening, closing and sealing of a generally planar opening to a dryer enclosure comprising: a door frame having two generally parallel sides; a movable door mounted within said door frame having a generally planar interior surface and two generally parallel sides, said interior surface and two generally parallel sides, said interior surface being formed to sealingly abut said enclosure opening; and a pair of guideways located at opposite sides of said movable door, each guideway including a track means having an upper end and a lower end connected to a side of said door frame and track follower means connected to said movable door for translatably attaching said movable door to said track means, said track means being parallel to one another and angularly disposed with respect to the plane of said enclosure opening with said upper ends being spaced further from said enclosure opening than said lower ends, said movable door being translatable along said track means simultaneously parallel and perpendicular to the plane of said enclosure opening between closed and open positions, said track means wedging said movable door against said dryer enclosure as said movable door translates to said closed position such that said interior surface of said door is wedged with a force normal to said enclosure opening into sealing abutment with said enclosure opening.