Filing cabinet including drawer interlock
US4239309A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 1979 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05B65/463
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A file cabinet (10) is disclosed as having a drawer interlock (18) including a plurality of lock members (24) of a unique construction that is preferably unitary and injection molded from plastic. An interlock bar (22) on which the lock members are mounted is received by a plastic sleeve (27) on side panels (14, 28) of the cabinet with the lock members mounted in a vertically spaced relationship in association with drawers (12) of the cabinet, preferably with one such interlock bar at each side of the cabinet. A vertically elongated guide (38) of each lock member extends between vertically elongated slide flanges (32) of the plastic sleeve so as to support the interlock bar for translational movement in a vertical direction between lower and upper positions. Each lock member also including a pair of upwardly extending hooks (44) located laterally inward from the adjacent inner panel. One hook is operable upon actuation of the interlock to engage the associated drawer so as to maintain the drawer closed, while the other hook is provided so that the lock member can likewise function on the other side of the cabinet. Outward movement of any one drawer engages an actuator (26) on the d…
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