Spring latched file compressor
AssigneeAnderson Hickey Company
InventorsRay Diederich, James Adams
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Abstract
A longitudinally movable compressor unit for supporting documents in a file drawer. The compressor unit has a document contacting plate extending transversely of the file drawer. A channel extends the width of the plate and has open ends which generally align with longitudinally-extending channels formed in the side walls of the file drawer. A latch extends in and between the channel in the compressor plate and a respective side wall channel at each of the open ends. Each latch has a lug receivable in an aperture on the sidewall channel to selectively latch the compressor unit. A spring or resilient finger is positioned on the latch to bias the latch downwardly to secure the lug in the aperture.
Claims20
In combination, a file unit having an upright wall, and a compressor unit positioned on the file unit and selectively movable longitudinally therealong;
- said upright wall including a first channel fixedly associated therewith and extending longitudinally therealong, said first channel being accessible from said file unit through a longitudinally extending opening, said first channel having a plurality of first apertures in a lower wall thereof;
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- said compressor unit including a compressor body positioned on and extending transversely of said file unit, said compressor body having a second channel positioned therein and having an open end which opens into and transversely intersects said first channel;
- said compressor unit including a compressor latch of a generally L-shaped configuration and defining first and second transverse legs, said second leg being received in said second channel, said first leg of said compressor latch being received in said first channel, said first leg having a lug receivable in a select one of said first apertures and a spring means for resiliently urging said lug into said respective first aperture.
A file drawer, comprising:
- an elongate bottom wall joining two laterally-spaced elongate sidewalls defining an open interior, said sidewalls each having a sidewall channel positioned thereon, said sidewall channels opening into said open interior, said sidewall channels having a plurality of apertures therein;
- a transversely extending compressor body positioned in said interior for holding documents upright in said interior;
- first and second L-shaped latches secured to said compressor body and extending outwardly therefrom, said first and second L-shaped latches each having an outer leg slidably received in a respective one of said sidewall channels and extending longitudinally thereof, each of said outer legs having a lug cantilevered therefrom and adapted to be received in a select one of said apertures;
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- a spring connected to each of said outer legs and contacting a respective said sidewall channel to bias the respective lug in said select aperture.
A file drawer comprising:
- an elongate bottom wall joining two laterally-spaced elongate sidewalls defining an interior of the file drawer, said sidewalls each having a sidewall channel positioned thereon, said sidewall channels having a plurality of apertures therein;
- a compressor body extending transversely of said bottom wall and said sidewalls in said interior;
- first and second one-piece supports connecting said compressor body to said sidewall channels, said first and second one-piece supports each having first and second legs joined at a corner, said first and second legs being substantially identical, each of said first legs having a lug protruding therefrom and adapted to be received in one of said apertures;
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- a spring connected to each of said first legs to urge the respective said lug into one of said apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.