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US 5,632,541 AGranted
Locking device for drawers and the like
AssigneePaul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
InventorDetlev Uthoff
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Abstract
A locking device for detachably securing drawers or the like onto a guide rail, includes at least one locking element secured to the forward end of the movable part of the guide rail. The locking element (10) includes a spring-elastic actuating arm (14) which is equipped with a locking lug (17) receiving vertical forces. The slidable part of the guide rail (3) is equipped with a second locking lug (6) which receives horizontal forces and can also form part of the locking element (10).
Claims10
A drawer slide assembly, comprising:
- a support rail attached to an article of furniture;
- a guide rail received in the support rail for displacement in a horizontal direction;
- a drawer defining an axis and exhibiting a first snap-in opening extending perpendicular to the axis and a second snap-in opening extending parallel to the axis;
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- a locking mechanism for detachably securing the drawer to the guide rail assembly, said locking mechanism including first locking means in form of a locking element received in one end of the guide rail and including a spring-elastic actuating arm for engagement in the first snap-in opening of the drawer to secure the drawer in vertical direction, and second locking means for engagement in the second snap-in opening of the drawer for securing the drawer in horizontal direction.
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