Cabinet gang lock system for electrically lockable slides
AssigneeAccuride International, Inc.
InventorCharles A. Milligan
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Abstract
A locking system, for a cabinet having a plurality of drawers extendably mounted in an interior of the cabinet, includes a bar and a motor unit. The bar is movable to prevent at least some of the drawers from extending out of the cabinet when in a locked position and allowing at least one of the drawers to extend out of the cabinet in an unlocked position. The motor unit is configured to drive an arm coupled to the bar, the arm being drivable to change a position of the bar from the locked position to the unlocked position.
Claims33
A locking system for a cabinet including a plurality of drawers extendably mounted in an interior of the cabinet, the locking system comprising:
- a bar movable to prevent at least some of the drawers from extending out of the cabinet when in a locked position and allowing at least one of the drawers to extend out of the cabinet in an unlocked position;
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- a motor unit to drive an arm coupled to the bar, the arm being drivable to change a position of the bar from the locked position to the unlocked position.
A locking system for a housing, the housing containing a plurality of inner slide members slidably coupled to the housing, the locking system including:
- a restricting element movable to prevent at least more than one of the inner slide members from sliding at least partially out of the housing when in a locked position and allowing at least one of the slides to slide out of the housing in an unlocked position;
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- an electrically powered driving unit coupled to the restricting element, and drivable to shift a position of the restricting element from the locked position to the unlocked position.
A drawer locking system for a plurality of drawers, the drawer locking system comprising:
- a locking element movable to prevent access to an interior of at least some of the drawers when in a locked position and allowing access to the interior of at least one of the drawers in an unlocked position;
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- an electronic unit to drive the locking element to shift from the locked position to the unlocked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.