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
An assembly comprising:
- a member including a locking element;
- a frame;
- a handle comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising a first wall that is fixed directly to the frame and a second wall that faces the first wall, the first wall defining a cavity, an end of the second portion being disposed in the cavity such that the second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion;
- and
- a release coupled to the frame,
- wherein rotating the second portion relative to the first portion moves the release between a first orientation in which the release directly engages the locking element to prevent the frame from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the release is spaced apart from the locking element to allow the frame to translate relative to the member.
An assembly comprising:
- a member including a locking element;
- a frame;
- a handle comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising a first wall that is fixed directly to the frame and a second wall that faces the first wall, the first wall defining a cavity, an end of the second portion being disposed in the cavity such that the second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion;
- and
- a release coupled to the frame,
- wherein rotating the second portion relative to the first portion moves the release between a first orientation in which the release directly engages the locking element to prevent the frame from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the release is spaced apart from the locking element to allow the frame to translate relative to the member,
- wherein a section of the release is positioned in a second cavity defined by the first wall and the second wall,
- wherein the member extends along a longitudinal axis, the locking element extending at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis, and
- wherein the assembly is free of any springs.
An assembly comprising:
- a member including a locking element;
- a frame;
- a handle comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising a first wall that is fixed directly to the frame and a second wall that faces the first wall, the first wall defining a cavity, an end of the second portion being disposed in the cavity such that the second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion;
- and
- a release coupled to the frame,
- wherein rotating the second portion relative to the first portion moves the release between a first orientation in which the release directly engages the locking element to prevent the frame from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the release is spaced apart from the locking element to allow the frame to translate relative to the member,
- wherein a section of the release is positioned in a second cavity defined by the first wall and the second wall,
- wherein the member extends along a longitudinal axis, the locking element extending at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis,
- wherein the assembly is free of any springs, and
- wherein an extension of the second portion directly engages a bottom surface of the release when the release is in the first orientation and the second orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.