Drawer locking system
AssigneeLyon Metal Products, Incorporated
InventorMark H. Steinke
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Abstract
The system includes an elongated latching bar located behind the drawers and rotatable between latching and unlatching positions. A spring biases the latching bar to its latching position. A latching clip is mounted on each drawer and has a cam for engaging the latching bar and causing rotation thereof to its unlatching position as the drawer is closed. The latching clip has a keeper for receiving the latching bar as it rotates back to its latching position.
Claims24
A drawer locking system for use with a frame having a front, a rear, a pair of sides and upper and lower ends, and at least two drawers carried by the frame and movable between a forwardly open position and a rearwardly closed position, said drawer locking system comprising an elongated latching bar having a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the ends of the frame and extending adjacent to the drawers, said latching bar being rotatable about said longitudinal axis between latching and unlatching positions, means for biasing said latching bar to the latching position thereof, and a latching clip on each of said drawers and having camming means for engaging said latching bar and causing rotation thereof to the unlatching position thereof as the associated drawer is moved toward the closed position thereof, whereupon the associated drawer can be moved further toward the closed position until said camming means passes said latching bar, whereupon said latching bar tends toward the latching position thereof, said latching clip further having keeper means for receiving said latching bar as it rotates toward the latching position thereof.
A drawer locking system for use with a frame having sides, a front, a rear, and upper and lower ends, and at least two drawers carried by the frame and movable between a forwardly open position and a rearwardly closed position, said drawer locking system comprising a first attachment member mounted to the frame adjacent the upper end thereof, a second attachment member mounted to the frame adjacent the lower end thereof, an elongated latching bar having a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the ends of the frame and extending adjacent to the drawers, said latching bar having an upper pin rotatably engaging said first attachment member, said latching bar having a lower pin rotatably engaging said second attachment member, said latching bar being rotatable about said longitudinal axis between latching and unlatching positions, means for biasing said latching bar to the latching position thereof, and a latching clip on each of said drawers and having camming means for engaging said latching bar and causing rotation thereof to the unlatching position thereof as the associated drawer is moved toward the closed position thereof, whereupon the associated drawer can be moved further toward the closed position until said camming means passes said latching bar, whereupon said latching bar tends toward the latching position thereof, said latching clip further having keeper means for receiving said latching bar as it rotates toward the latching position thereof.
A drawer locking system for use with a frame having a front, a rear, a pair of sides, and upper and lower ends, and at least two drawers carried by the frame and being movable between a forwardly open position and a rearwardly closed position, said drawer locking system comprising an elongated latching bar having a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the ends of the frame and extending adjacent to the drawer, said latching bar being rotatable about said longitudinal axis between latching and unlatching positions, means for biasing said latching bar to the latching position thereof, a latching clip on each of said drawers and each having camming means for engaging said latching bar and causing rotation thereof to the unlatching position thereof as the associated drawer is moved toward the closed position thereof, whereupon the associated drawer can be moved further toward the closed position until said camming means passes said latching bar, whereupon said latching bar tends toward the latching position thereof, said latching clip having keeper means for receiving said latching bar as it rotates toward the latching position thereof, and release means for manually rotating said latching bar to the unlatching position thereof to enable any one of the drawers to be moved to the open position thereof.
In a cabinet having a front, a rear, a pair of side walls, an upper wall, and a base and at least two drawers in the cabinet and between a forwardly open position and a rearwardly closed position, a drawer locking system comprising an elongated latching bar having a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the ends of the upper wall and extending adjacent to the drawers, said latching bar being rotatable about said longitudinal axis between latching and unlatching positions, means for biasing said latching bar to the latching position thereof, and a latching clip on each of said drawers and having camming means for engaging said latching bar and causing rotation thereof to the unlatching position thereof as the associated drawer is moved toward the closed position thereof, whereupon the associated drawer can be moved further toward the closed position until said camming means passes said latching bar, whereupon said latching bar tends toward the latching position thereof, said latching clip further having keeper means for receiving said latching bar as it rotates toward the latching position thereof.
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