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US 4,303,288 AGranted
Drawer locking apparatus for merchandise cabinets
AssigneeThe Columbus Show Case Company
InventorWilliam T. Aschinger
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Abstract
A merchandise cabinet having display and drawer bearing areas is equipped with a drawer locking apparatus comprising drawer mounted abutment means, a rigid locking frame slidably mounted for lateral movement into and out of engagement with the abutment means, and an engagement lever carried on the locking frame and extending into the path of an access door provided in the display area.
Claims5
In a merchandise cabinet which includes a first area provided with an access door and a second area provided with at least one drawer having a front surface facing outwardly of said cabinet, a drawer locking apparatus comprising:
- (a) abutment means carried on said drawer and spaced inwardly from the front surface thereof;
- (b) a rigid locking frame slidably mounted within the second area of said cabinet and movable laterally as a unit into and out of registry with said abutment means for selectively locking said drawer against opening movement;
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- (c) a manually operable lever carried by said locking frame and extending into the first area of said cabinet in the path of movement of the access door, said lever being movable to shift said frame between drawer locking and unlocking positions.
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