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US 11,357,326 B1Granted
Drawer assembly
AssigneeDejana Truck and Utility Equipment Co., Inc.
InventorCharles L. Hanley
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Abstract
A drawer assembly includes a member having a first locking element. A drawer includes a frame and a handle having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is coupled to the frame. The second portion is coupled to the first portion. A drawer release includes a first end and a second end and is rotatably coupled to the drawer. The first end includes a second locking element. The second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion to move the drawer release between a first orientation in which the second locking element directly engages the first locking element to prevent the drawer from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the first locking element to allow the drawer to translate relative to the member.
Claims20
A drawer assembly comprising:
- a member including a first locking element;
- a drawer comprising a frame and a handle, the handle comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being coupled to the frame, the second portion being coupled to the first portion;
- and
- a drawer release comprising a first end and a second end, the drawer release being rotatably coupled to the drawer, the first end comprising a second locking element,
- wherein the second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion to move the drawer release between a first orientation in which the second locking element directly engages the first locking element to prevent the drawer from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the first locking element to allow the drawer to translate relative to the member,
- wherein the second portion directly engages a bottom surface of the second end such that an upward force applied to the bottom surface by the second portion pivots the second end relative to the drawer to move the drawer release from the first orientation to the second orientation, and
- wherein the drawer assembly is free of any springs.
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A drawer assembly comprising:
- a member including a first locking element;
- a drawer comprising a frame and a handle, the handle comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being coupled to the frame, the second portion being coupled to the first portion, the second portion having a maximum width that is greater than a maximum width of the frame;
- and
- a drawer release comprising a first end and a second end, the drawer release being rotatably coupled to the drawer, the first end comprising a second locking element,
- wherein the second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion to move the drawer release between a first orientation in which the second locking element directly engages the first locking element to prevent the drawer from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the first locking element to allow the drawer to translate relative to the member,
- wherein the second portion directly engages a bottom surface of the second end such that an upward force applied to the bottom surface by the second portion pivots the drawer release relative to the drawer to move the drawer release from the first orientation to the second orientation,
- wherein a lifting motion applied to the second portion creates the upward force and causes an extension of the second portion to move in a substantially upward direction such that the extension presses up on the bottom surface of the second end to move the drawer release from the first orientation to the second orientation, and
- wherein the drawer assembly is free of any springs.
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A drawer assembly comprising:
- a member including a first locking element;
- a drawer comprising a frame and a handle, the handle comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being coupled to the frame, the second portion being coupled to the first portion;
- and
- a drawer release comprising a first end and a second end, the drawer release being rotatably coupled to the drawer, the first end comprising a second locking element,
- wherein the second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion to move the drawer release between a first orientation in which the second locking element directly engages the first locking element to prevent the drawer from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the first locking element to allow the drawer to translate relative to the member,
- wherein a lifting motion applied to the second portion causes an extension of the second portion to move in a substantially upward direction such that the extension presses up on a bottom surface of the second end to move the drawer release from the first orientation to the second orientation,
- wherein the drawer release comprises a plate, a first flange and a second flange, the extension including the first flange, the first flange defining the second locking element, the second flange defining the bottom surface, the second portion directly engaging the bottom surface such that an upward force provided by the lifting motion is applied to the bottom surface by the second portion to pivot the drawer release relative to the drawer and move the drawer release from the first orientation to the second orientation, the first and second flanges each extending perpendicular to the plate, the first end extending at an acute angle relative to the second flange, and
- wherein the drawer assembly is free of any springs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.