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US 8,740,319 B1Granted
Recessed ganging lock and storage cabinet therewith
AssigneeJ Squared, Inc.
InventorsJustin Davis, Adam Anderson, James J. Jannetides
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Abstract
A lockable cabinet comprising a case, a drawer, a ganging lock mechanism, and a lock box recessed into the case. The lock box contains an external lock for securing the cabinet through a hasp style locking structure. The ganging lock mechanism prevents drawers from slidably moving from the cabinet when in the locked position and allows the drawers to be slidably moved to an open position when in the unlocked position.
Claims20
A lockable cabinet, comprising:
- a case;
- a drawer movably connected to said case by a drawer slide;
- a lock box;
- and
- a locking mechanism, said locking mechanism having a movable locking bar inside said case, a drawer stop mounted on said locking bar, a stationary hasp portion, and a movable hasp portion, said drawer stop positioned to impede movement of said drawer when said locking mechanism is in a locked position, said movable and stationary hasp portions positioned in said lock box so as to not protrude outside the perimeter of said case and configured to jointly receive a lock when said locking mechanism is in the locked position, said movable hasp portion extending from said lock box into said case and operably connecting to said locking bar.
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A lockable cabinet, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, a bottom panel, and a top panel defining an opening, said first side panel having an exterior surface defining a first plane;
- a first drawer movably attached to said enclosure through a slide assembly, wherein said first drawer is movable between an open position and a closed position, said first drawer having an exterior surface defining a frontal plane when said first drawer is in said closed position;
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- a locking mechanism configured to selectively retain said first drawer in said closed position, said locking mechanism comprising a static eyelet and a movable eyelet, said static eyelet attached to said enclosure and said movable eyelet attached to a vertically movable rigid locking bar, wherein
- said locking bar is configured to move to a first position in which said locking bar impedes movement of said first drawer along said slide assembly when said movable eyelet and said static eyelet are arranged to receive a padlock,
- said locking bar is configured to move to a second position in which said locking bar does not impede movement of said first drawer along said slide assembly allowing said first drawer to open, and
- said cabinet includes a recessed lock box, wherein said recessed lock box includes a slot through which said movable eyelet is operably connected to said locking bar and said recessed lock box contains said static eyelet so that neither said movable eyelet or said static eyelet extends substantially through said frontal plane or said first plane.
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