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Cabinet drawer interlock

US4452498A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
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1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 7, 1982
Grant dateJun 5, 1984
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05B65/465
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A locking device for interlocking drawers in a file cabinet includes an elongated L-shaped locking member pivoted adjacent to an interior corner of the cabinet and cooperating with a fixed arm on each of the cabinet drawers so that withdrawal of any drawer pivots the L-shaped member to prevent the withdrawal of any other drawer.

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