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US 8,262,174 B2Granted
Multi-latch release mechanism
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorMichael Rahilly
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Abstract
A drawer that includes a container and a slide assembly is described. The container includes a receptacle and a lid. The slide assembly includes a slider to move laterally along a longest axis of the slider, and an actuator, coupled to the slider, having a detent contact area. When the slider is moved in a first direction along the axis, the actuator is placed into a first orientation, relative to a latch, in which the detent contact area of the actuator engages the detent of a latch. When the actuator is coupled with the detent of the latch and the slider is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction, the actuator is placed into a second orientation, relative to the latch, in which the actuator actuates the latch, thereby decoupling a fastener from the latch and placing a lid in an open position.
Claims15
A drawer comprising:
- at least one container, comprising:
- a receptacle;
- a lid, coupled to the receptacle, and configured for movement between an open position and a closed position configured to restrict access to the receptacle;
- a fastener, coupled to the lid, and configured to fasten the lid to the receptacle when the lid is in the closed position;
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- a slide assembly comprising:
- a slider configured to move laterally along a longest axis of the slider;
- an actuator, coupled to the slider, and having a detent contact area;
- and
- a latch, coupled to the drawer, comprising a detent on an outer surface of the latch, and configured to couple to the fastener, thereby maintaining the lid in the closed position,
- wherein, when the slider is moved in a first direction along the axis, the actuator is placed into a first orientation, relative to the latch, in which the detent contact area of the actuator is configured to engage the detent of the latch, and
- wherein, when the actuator is coupled with the detent of the latch and the slider is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction, the actuator is placed into a second orientation, relative to the latch, in which the actuator actuates the latch by applying a force from the actuator against the detent of the latch, thereby decoupling the fastener from the latch and placing the lid in the open position.
9 more elements
A cabinet comprising:
- at least one drawer, comprising
- at least one container, the at least one container comprising:
- a receptacle;
- a lid, coupled to the receptacle, and configured for movement between an open position and a closed position configured to restrict access to the receptacle;
- a fastener, coupled to the lid, and configured to fasten the lid to the receptacle when the lid is in the closed position;
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- a slide assembly comprising:
- a slider configured to move laterally along a longest axis of the slider;
- an actuator, coupled to the slider, and having a detent contact area;
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- a latch, coupled to the at least one drawer, comprising a detent on an outer surface of the latch, and configured to couple to the fastener, thereby maintaining the lid in the closed position,
- wherein, when the slider is moved in a first direction along the axis, the actuator is placed into a first orientation, relative to the latch, in which the detent contact area of the actuator is configured to engage the detent of the latch, and
- wherein, when the actuator is coupled with the detent of the latch and the slider is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction, the actuator is placed into a second orientation, relative to the latch, in which the actuator actuates the latch by applying a force from the actuator against the detent of the latch, thereby decoupling the fastener from the latch and placing the lid in the open position.
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A method for accessing a container in a drawer, comprising:
- moving a slider coupled to the drawer in a first direction along a longest axis of the slider, thereby placing an actuator into a first orientation, relative to a latch;
- engaging a detent contact area of the actuator with a detent of the latch by continued movement of the slider in the first direction;
- moving the slider in a second direction opposite the first direction, thereby placing the actuator into a second orientation, relative to the latch;
- actuating the latch with the actuator by applying a force from the actuator against the detent of the latch by continued movement of the slider in the second direction, thereby decoupling a fastener from the latch and providing access to the container.
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A latching system comprising:
- a slider configured to move laterally along a longest axis of the slider;
- an actuator, coupled to the slider, and having a detent contact area;
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- a latch, comprising a detent on an outer surface of the latch, and configured to couple to a fastener,
- wherein, when the slider is moved in a first direction along the axis, the actuator is placed into a first orientation, relative to the latch, in which the detent contact area of the actuator is configured to engage the detent of the latch, and
- wherein, when the actuator is coupled with the detent of the latch and the slider is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction, the actuator is placed into a second orientation, relative to the latch, in which the actuator actuates the latch by applying a force from the actuator against the detent of the latch, thereby decoupling the fastener from the latch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.