Multi-latch release mechanism
US8262174B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05B2047/002
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
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