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A warewashing machine has a washing chamber with an enlarged height to increase the chamber\s capacity without increasing the warewashing machine\s surface area, and has collapsible doors to facilitate larger openings to the enlarged washing chamber. The larger openings and enlarged capacity allow t

A warewashing machine has a washing chamber with an enlarged height to increase the chamber\s capacity without increasing the warewashing machine\s surface area, and has collapsible doors to facilitate larger openings to the enlarged washing chamber. The larger openings and enlarged capacity allow the warewashing machine to wash oversized wares. The collapsible doors allow the full access to the enlarged openings without significantly increasing the minimum height of the ceiling over the warewashing machine. The warewashing machine door also includes a pivoting handle with an downward curving arcuate section to allow the operator to easily reach the handle when the door is fully opened.

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A warewashing machine comprising: a base; a washing chamber supported on the base, the washing chamber having at least one generally rectangular opening with two vertical sides on a first side of the washing chamber; vertical tracks mounted on each vertical side of the opening; and a door for provid

A warewashing machine comprising: a base; a washing chamber supported on the base, the washing chamber having at least one generally rectangular opening with two vertical sides on a first side of the washing chamber; vertical tracks mounted on each vertical side of the opening; and a door for providing access to the opening, the door including, a lower panel, having an upper end, a lower end, an inner surface and an outer surface, slidably mounted in the vertical tracks; a handle mounted to the outer surface of the lower panel; an upper panel slidably mounted in the vertical tracks inside of the lower panel, having an upper end, a lower end, a lower surface, an inner surface, and a first flange extending inwardly from the upper end of the upper panel for engaging with a top surface of the washing chamber and for restricting the upper panel from sliding below the top surface of the washing chamber; and a door stop mounted on the inner surface of the lower panel, near the lower end of the lower panel, for engaging with the lower surface of the upper panel; wherein the door can be opened to an intermediate position by raising the lower panel such that the door stop contacts the lower surface of the upper panel, providing a first area of access to the washing chamber; and wherein the door can be opened to an advanced position by raising the lower panel further such that the door stop, engaged with the lower surface of the upper panel, causes the upper panel to be simultaneously raised, providing a second area of access to the washing chamber which is larger than the first area of access.