Gang luck assembly for cabinet drawers
AssigneeAmerican Hospital Supply Corporation
InventorAlvin Charles Resch, Jr.
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Abstract
A gang lock assembly for locking the drawers of a cabinet includes a vertically extending locking bar behind each vertical row of drawers and a latch on each drawer engageable with the locking bar for locking the drawer. Each locking bar is pivotable about a vertical axis, and a connecting bar connects the locking bars for simultaneous pivoting movement between locking and unlocking positions. An actuator operable by one of the drawers is engageable with the locking bar behind said one drawer for pivoting the locking drawer to its locked position as the drawer is closed.
Claims8
A gang lock assembly for locking a plurality of drawers in a cabinet, each drawer being slidably mounted in the cabinet for movement between a closed position and an open position in which the drawer extends forwardly from the front of the cabinet, the gang lock assembly comprising a latch mounted on the rear end of each drawer, a vertically extending locking bar pivotally mounted on the cabinet behind each drawer for pivoting movement about a vertical axis, each locking bar being pivotable between a locking position in which the locking bar is engageable with the latch on the drawer forwardly of the bar when the drawers are in their closed position to prevent movement of the drawers to their open position and an unlocking position in which the locking bar is not engageable with the latch on the drawer forwardly of the bar, an actuating rod mounted on the cabinet and connected to the locking bar behind one of the drawers, the actuator rod being movable between a forward position in which the locking bar is in its unlocking position and a rearward position in which the locking bar is in its locking position, and cam means on said one drawer engageable with the actuator rod for moving the actuator rod to its rearward position when said one drawer moves to its closed position whereby the actuator rod pivots the locking bar to its locking position.
A gang lock assembly for locking a plurality of horizontally spaced drawers in a cabinet, each drawer being slidably mounted in the cabinet for movement between a closed position and an open position in which the drawer extends forwardly from the front of the cabinet, a lock on one of said drawers for locking the drawer in its closed position, the gang lock assembly comprising a latch mounted on the rear end of each drawer except said one drawer, a vertically extending locking bar pivotally mounted on the cabinet behind each drawer for pivoting movement about a vertical axis, each locking bar being pivotable between a locking position in which the locking bar is engageable with the latch on the drawer forwardly of the bar when the drawers are in the closed position to prevent movement of the drawers to their open position and an unlocking position in which the locking bar is not engageable with the latch on the drawer forwardly of the bar, said one drawer being engageable with the locking bar therebehind to pivot the locking bar to its locking position as said one drawer moves to its closed position, a crank attached to each locking bar and extending generally horizontally therefrom, and a connecting rod extending between the cranks of each pair of adjacent locking bars and pivotally connected thereto whereby all of the locking bars are pivoted to their locking positions as the locking bar behind said one drawer is pivoted to its locking position.
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