Storage cabinet assembly

A storage cabinet assembly, comprising:

• a housing, comprising:
• a pair of sidewalls;
• a rear wall;
• a bottom wall;
• and
• a top wall that cooperates with the sidewalls, the rear wall and the bottom wall to form a storage area;
• a pair of drawer slide assemblies operably disposed with the storage area of the housing, each drawer slide assembly comprising:
• a first rail member operably coupled to one of the sidewalls of the housing;
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• a second rail member telescopingly coupled to the first rail member and including an inner surface and a protrusion spaced along a length of the inner surface and extending inwardly therefrom;
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• a drawer assembly operably disposed within the storage area of the housing, the drawer assembly comprising;
• a bottom wall including a pair of notches;
• a rear wall;
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• a pair of sidewalls cooperating with the bottom wall and the rear wall of the drawer assembly to form an interior space, each of the sidewalls of the drawer assembly include a downwardly-extending tab member disposed within a notch aligned with one of the notches of the bottom wall of the drawer assembly, the protrusion of each of the second rail members engaging a tab of the drawer assembly and substantially vertically aligned with one of the notches of the bottom wall of the drawer assembly.

A method for assembling a storage cabinet assembly, comprising:

• providing a housing including a pair of sidewalls, a rear wall, a bottom wall, and a top wall that cooperate to form a storage area;
• providing a pair of drawer slide assemblies each including a first rail member operably coupled to one of the sidewalls of the housing, and a second rail member telescopingly coupled to the first rail member and including an inner surface and a protrusion spaced along a length of the inner surface and extending inwardly therefrom;
• providing a drawer including a bottom wall having a pair of notches, a rear wall, and a pair of sidewalls cooperating with the bottom wall and the rear wall of the drawer assembly to form an interior space, each of the sidewalls including a downwardly-extending tab member disposed within a notch aligned with one of the notches of the bottom wall of the drawer;
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• coupling the drawer with the drawer slide assemblies by aligning the notches of the bottom wall of the drawer with the protrusions of the second rail members and moving the drawer towards the drawer slide assemblies such that the protrusions of the second rail members pass through the notches of the bottom wall of the drawer and engage the tabs of the sidewalls of the drawer, thereby operably supporting the drawer within the storage area.

A storage cabinet assembly, comprising:

• a housing, comprising:
• a pair of sidewalls;
• a rear wall;
• a bottom wall;
• and
• a top wall that cooperates with the sidewalls, the rear wall and the bottom wall to form a storage area;
• at least two drawers operably disposed within the housing between an open position, wherein at least a portion of the drawer extends outwardly from within the storage area, and a closed position, wherein the drawer is retracted into the storage area, each drawer including an actuator member;
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• a drawer interlock for preventing the simultaneous opening of two drawers, the drawer interlock comprising:
• a cam operably connected to the housing adjacent each drawer, each cam including at least a first cam arm extending therefrom into a path followed by the actuator member on the drawer when the drawer is moved from the closed position to the open position, each cam moving from a first position to a second position when the drawer is moved from the closed position to the open position, each actuator member disengaging the cam as the cam reaches the second position whereby the drawer is free to pass by the cam and move to the open position, each cam including a first stop member extending therefrom;
• a second stop member operably coupled to the housing adjacent each drawer and fixed for rotation with respect to the cam, the first stop member abutting the second stop member when the cam reaches the second position, thereby preventing over-rotation of the cam in a first direction of rotation;
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• a flexible stop element of fixed length coupled with the housing adjacent all of the cams, the stop element being movable between first and second positions when engaged by any one of the cam members without effecting movement of the other cams, each of the cams not in the second position thereof being blocked from movement from the first position to the second position thereof when the stop element is in the second position thereof.

A drawer interlock assembly for preventing simultaneous opening of multiple drawers of a storage cabinet assembly from within a storage area defined by a housing of the storage cabinet assembly, each drawer including an actuator and operably disposed within the storage area between an open position, wherein at least a portion of the drawer extends outwardly from within the storage area, and a closed position, wherein the drawer is retracted into the storage area, the drawer interlock assembly comprising:

• a cam connectable to a housing adjacent each of a multiple of drawers, each cam including at least a first cam arm adapted to extend into a path followed by an actuator member on a drawer when a drawer is moved from the closed position to an open closed position, each cam adapted to move from a first position to a second position when a drawer is moved from a closed position to an open position, each cam adapted to disengage an actuator member as the cam reaches the second position whereby a drawer is free to pass by the cam and move to an open position, each cam including a first stop member extending therefrom;
• a second stop member connectable to a housing adjacent a drawer and fixed for rotation with respect to the cam, the first stop member abutting the second stop member when the cam reaches the second position, thereby preventing over-rotation of the cam in a first direction of rotation;
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• a flexible stop element of fixed length connectable with a housing adjacent all of the cams, the stop element being movable between first and second positions when engaged by any one of the cam members without effecting movement of the other cams, each of the cams not in the second position thereof being blocked from movement from the first position to the second position thereof when the stop element is in the second position thereof.

A storage cabinet assembly, comprising:

• a housing, comprising:
• a pair of sidewalls;
• a rear wall;
• a bottom wall;
• and
• a top wall that cooperates with the sidewalls, the rear wall and the bottom wall to form a storage area;
• a pair of uprights fixedly secured to the sidewalls disposed across the housing from one another;
• a pair of drawer slide assemblies each including a first rail member operably coupled to one of the uprights, and a second rail member telescopingly coupled to the first rail member;
• at least two drawers operably coupled to the second rail member of each drawer slide assembly and moveable between an open position, wherein at least a portion of the drawer extends outwardly from within the storage area, and a closed position, wherein the drawer is retracted into the storage area, each drawer including an actuator member;
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• a drawer interlock assembly for preventing the simultaneous opening of two drawers, the drawer interlock including a mounting member operably coupled to the upright adjacent each drawer, a cam pivotably coupled to the mounting member adjacent each drawer, each cam moving from a first position to a second position when the drawer is moved from the closed position to an open position, and from the first position to the second position when the drawer is moved from the open position to the closed position, each cam operably coupled with the other cams such that the movement of one cam from the first position to the second position prevents movement of the other cams from the first position to the second position, and wherein at least a portion of the mounting member is positioned between one of the drawer slide assemblies and one of the uprights.