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US 10,208,511 B2Granted
Lockable drawer cabinet
AssigneeBelintra NV
InventorsCharlotte Vanliefde, Peter Van der Vennet
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Abstract
A cabinet having lockable drawers includes a frame and one or more drawers supported by the frame. At least one drawer has a releasable latching mechanism for securing the drawer in a locked position by way of engagement of the releasable latching mechanism engaging with a corresponding portion positioned on the frame.
Claims20
A cabinet comprising;
- a frame;
- a drawer supported by the frame;
- a releasable latching mechanism for the drawer wherein the releasable latching mechanism is configured to lock the drawer in a drawer-closed position, and the releasable latching mechanism comprises:
- a first member and a second member wherein the first member is positioned in relation to the frame and is configured to engage and releasably latch to the second member which is positioned in relation to the drawer, wherein the second member is in revolute connection with the drawer and the compliant member revolutely biases the second member in the forward position,
- wherein the position of the first member is controllably fixable in response to a signal between a forward latching position and retracted release position and the second member is coupled to a compliant member configured to bias the second member in a forward position for latching with the first member in the forward latching position.
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A cabinet comprising;
- a frame;
- a drawer supported by the frame;
- a releasable latching mechanism for the drawer wherein the releasable latching mechanism is configured to lock the drawer in a drawer-closed position, and the releasable latching mechanism comprises:
- a first member and a second member wherein the first member is positioned in relation to the frame and is configured to engage and releasably latch to the second member which is positioned in relation to the drawer wherein the first member is able to adopt to a forward latching position when the drawer is open, thereby allowing the drawer to be locked when the drawer is returned to the drawer-closed position,
- wherein the position of the first member is controllably fixable in response to a signal between a forward latching position and retracted release position and the second member is coupled to a compliant member configured to bias the second member in a forward position for latching with the first member in the forward latching position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.