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US 11,918,114 B2Granted
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 locking element;
- a drawer comprising a frame and a handle, the handle comprising a first portion that is fixed to the frame and a second portion, the first portion including an arcuate surface, an end of the second portion engaging the arcuate surface such that the second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion about the arcuate surface;
- and
- a drawer release coupled to the drawer, a section of the drawer release being positioned in a cavity defined by the first portion,
- wherein the handle is rotatable relative to the frame to move the drawer release between a first orientation in which the drawer release directly engages the locking element to prevent the drawer from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the drawer release is spaced apart from the locking element to allow the drawer to translate relative to the member,
- wherein the member extends along a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends, the locking element extending at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis, and
- wherein the drawer assembly is free of any springs.
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A drawer assembly comprising:
- a member including a locking element;
- a drawer comprising a frame and a handle;
- and
- a drawer release rotatably coupled to the drawer,
- wherein the handle is rotatable relative to the frame to move the drawer release between a first orientation in which the drawer release directly engages the locking element to prevent the drawer from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the drawer release is spaced apart from the locking element to allow the drawer to translate relative to the member,
- wherein the handle comprises a first portion that is fixed to the frame and a second portion, the first portion including an arcuate surface, an arcuate end of the second portion engaging the arcuate surface such that the second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion about the arcuate surface, a section of the drawer release being positioned in a cavity defined by the first portion, the second portion directly engaging a bottom surface of the section such that an upward force applied to the bottom surface by the handle pivots the drawer release relative to the drawer to move the drawer release from the first orientation to the second orientation,
- wherein the drawer release is biased to the first orientation and the drawer assembly is free of any springs, and
- wherein the member extends along a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends, the locking element extending at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis.
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A drawer assembly comprising:
- a member including a locking element;
- a drawer comprising a frame and a handle;
- and
- a drawer release rotatably coupled to the drawer,
- wherein the handle is rotatable relative to the frame to move the drawer release between a first orientation in which the drawer release directly engages the locking element to prevent the drawer from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the drawer release is spaced apart from the locking element to allow the drawer to translate relative to the member,
- wherein the handle comprises a first portion that is fixed to the frame and a second portion, the first portion including an arcuate surface, an arcuate end of the second portion engaging the arcuate surface such that the second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion about the arcuate surface, the arcuate surface defining a socket, the arcuate end of the second portion defining a ball that is disposed in the socket, a section of the drawer release being positioned in a cavity defined by the first portion, the second portion directly engaging a bottom surface of the section such that an upward force applied to the bottom surface by the handle pivots the drawer release relative to the drawer to move the drawer release from the first orientation to the second orientation,
- wherein the member comprises opposite inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface defining a channel, the locking element comprising a flange extending inwardly from the inner surface, the member extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends, the flange extending at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis, and
- wherein the drawer assembly is free of any springs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.