Drawer locking means for drawers arranged one above the other

A drawer locking apparatus used with at least two drawers arranged one above the other in a body of a piece of furniture including a front panel, two side walls, a rear wall and, a base, the combination comprising:

• locking slides on one side wall of the body, said locking slides transversely positioned with respect to sliding planes of the drawers, said locking slides are linearly adjustable along a setting axis in a guide, said guide having a front side and back side, said front side facing the front panel;
• setting elements associated with said locking slides, said setting elements are fixed to the associated locking slide so as to be pivotable to a limited extent between an open position and a locking position around a pivot axis extending perpendicularly to the setting axis, said setting elements each including a setting slot extending parallel to the setting axis and said slots positioned between the drawer front panel and the front side of the guide in a pushed-in condition of the drawers;
• a setting contour on each said setting element is in contact with setting stops of the adjoining locking slide, said setting contours include a first engagement region for holding the setting elements in the pushed-in position of the drawers and a second engagement region for holding the setting element of the operated drawer in a pivoted locking position to an open position of the operated drawer;
• a control pin for actuating said setting elements, arranged at each of the side walls of the drawers positioned opposite the one side wall of the body, said control pin, when operating one of the drawers, is loadable for the purpose of adjusting a setting element;
• stops for limiting the adjustment path of the locking slides, said locking slides are jointly loaded by a spring so as to be in contact with one of the stops;
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• said control pin carried by each drawer, said control pins, in the pushed-in condition of the drawers, engage the setting slots of the setting elements, said locking slides of the drawers adjoining the locking slide of the operated drawer in the direction of the spring being displaced against a stop.