US 2009/0013732 A1 · Locking mechanism for use with a drawer

Abstract

A locking mechanism for use in drawers of cabinet structures including a pair of bolts secured for lateral displacement along the interior face of the drawer front. A latch having a flange is rotationally secured to the drawer to permit the flange of the latch to be positioned between the opposing ends of the bolts and thereby preclude their further displacement. A lever, rotationally mounted out of the path of travel of the bolts is associated with an externally mounted lock that permits the user to rotate the lever and lift the latch flange out of engagement with the bolts, thereby permitting the bolts to be displaced out of a locking engagement with the cabinet structure.

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Dependent claims

A locking mechanism for use with a drawer disposed within a cabinet, said locking mechanism comprising:

a first bolt displaceably secured to said drawer, said first bolt having a free end adapted for engaging with said cabinet in a locked condition;
a latch, pivotally secured to said drawer, said latch being positionable in abutment against said first bolt to retain said first bolt in said locked condition, said latch having an extension thereon disposed spacedly from a path of travel of said first bolt;
and
a displaceable lever disposed in said drawer, said displaceable lever being positioned to engage said extension and displace said extension out of engagement with said first bolt.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Locking mechanism for use with a drawer

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Locking mechanism for use with a drawer

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Abstract

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