Cabinet with pivoted locking outrigger
AssigneeThe Stanley Works
InventorsJohn L. Remington, Harry W. Seidel
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Abstract
An improved tool box with a tip-over preventive outrigger attached is disclosed. The outrigger is pivoted about an axis beyond the lateral extension of the drawers on the front face of the tool box so that the outrigger must be placed in its supportive position before any of the drawers can be opened. A hasp and lock may be added for locking the outrigger in the closed position so that none of the drawers can be opened.
Claims5
A locking and stabilizing outrigger for a cabinet of the type having a plurality of horizontally extendable drawers, comprising:
- a rigid strut member mounted for pivoting between a locking position and a stabilizing position about a vertical axis beyond the lateral extension of the drawers on the face of the cabinet from which the drawers may be extended, said strut member having a width and length adequate to extend over at least a portion of each of the drawers on the face of the cabinet to prevent the drawers from being extended to open position when said outrigger is in the locking position, such that said outrigger must be pivoted outwardly into a stabilizing position prior to opening of the drawers, said strut member having a length adequate to extend at least as low as the bottom of the cabinet and having a width adequate to prevent tipping of the cabinet when one or more of the drawers is moved to open position and said outrigger is pivoted to the stabilizing position beyond the position of the drawers when the drawers are open.
A cabinet comprising one or more horizontally openable drawers and a locking and stabilizing outrigger means mounted for pivoting between a locking position and a stabilizing position about a vertical axis beyond the lateral extension of said drawers on the face of said cabinet from which said drawers may be extended, said outrigger means having a width and a length adequate to extend over at least a portion of each of the drawers on the face of the cabinet to prevent the drawers from being extended to open position when said outrigger means is in the locking position, such that said outrigger means must be opened to its stabilizing position prior to opening of said drawers, said outrigger means having a length adequate to extend at least as low as the bottom of the cabinet and having a width adequate to prevent tipping of the cabinet when one or more of the drawers is moved to open position and said outrigger means is pivoted to the stabilizing position beyond the position of the drawers when the drawers are open.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.