Abstract: A cabinet anti-tilt safety apparatus including a cabinet body, at least two drawers arranged in the cabinet body, an activation section disposed on rear side of each drawer, a base seat fixed on inner face of a panel of the cabinet body corresponding to the rear side of each drawer, a slide seat slidably fitted with the base seat and movable between a first position and a second position, a first connecting section disposed at one end of the base seat and a second connecting section disposed at one end of the slide seat corresponding to the first connecting section. A block body is disposed on the slide seat corresponding to the activation section. The activation section can get into or out of the corresponding block body.

Abstract: An upright storage cabinet has a lock assembly which operates a vertically movable lock bar to simultaneously lock all drawers of the cabinet. The lock assembly includes a rotatable cam body which has a resiliently deflectable cam that projects radially therefrom. The cam body is rotatable between a locked position wherein the cam rotates a drive element to vertically displace the lock bar into engagement with the drawers, and an unlocked position wherein the cam allows the drive shaft to return to an initial position which disengages the lock bar from the drawers. The cam generates a driving force on the drive shaft during rotation of the cam body and is also resiliently deflectable to accommodate dimensional variations which varies the radial position of the drive shaft relative to the drive element.

Abstract: Safe 10 has a firmly secured door 60 and latching and locking mechanisms on the frame 30 rather than on door 60. Door opening side 160 includes fingers 66 with catches 68. A movable latch plate 72 includes a plurality of openings 75 for receiving and retaining fingers 66. A locking mechanism 80 includes a main bolt 81 for locking latch plate 72, a first lock 90 actuated through frame 30 for locking main bolt 81, and a second lock 95, preferably actuated remotely, for locking main bolt 81. The latch and locking mechanisms do not operate through door 60 such that the front of door 60 may be featureless. Safe 10 is adapted for mounting in a wall 100 to framing 110, such as to studs 140.

Abstract: Anti-inclination and internal locking device for a cabinet, including a cabinet body, at least two drawers disposed in the cabinet body, a projecting body disposed on rear side of each drawer, a base seat fixedly disposed on inner side of a rear wall board of the cabinet body corresponding to each drawer, a slide seat slidably fitted in the base seat and movable between a first position and a second position and a first and a second connecting sections respectively disposed at one end of the base seat and one end of the slide seat. The projecting body has an activating section and a stop section. The slide seat is formed with an opening corresponding to the projecting body.

Abstract: The invention relates to interlocks for file cabinets and the like which generally prevent more than one drawer from being opened at a given time. The interlocks include an elongated, flexible member, such as a cable, which is changeable from a high slack condition to a low slack condition. In the low slack condition, the interlocks prevent their associated drawers that are closed from being opened. In the high slack condition, the interlocks allow their associated drawer to be opened. The interlocks may be used in conjunction with a lock that selectively changes the cable from a high slack condition to a low slack condition and vice versa. The interlocks may be constructed to exert a force on the cable that is a small fraction of the pulling force exerted on a locked drawer.

Abstract: An article of furniture having a set of lockable drawers, a vertically-actuated lock rod, which has a plurality of extending lock members, and a plurality of dog members. Each of the dog members is coupled to a sidewall of an associated drawer and includes a resilient trailing portion. When the lock rod is positioned in an unlocked position, the lock members and the dog members do not cooperate to inhibit the movement of the drawers. When the lock rod is positioned in a locked position, the lock members are positioned horizontally in-line with the dog members. Contact between a lock member and the trailing edge of a dog member inhibits the opening of a drawer. The resilient construction of the dog member permits the drawers to be closed when the lock rod is positioned in the lock position.

Abstract: A tool cabinet has a stand, a drawer frame, an upper case, multiple drawers and a locking device. The locking device is mounted in the upper case to keep the drawer from sliding out from the drawer frame. The locking device has a parallelogram four-bar assembly, an upper bar, at least one locking bar and multiple locking tabs attached to the drawers. The locking bar has multiple locking holes corresponding and engaging with the locking tabs on the drawer. Accordingly, the drawers can be held in place by the locking device to keep drawers from unintentionally sliding out from the cabinet. This can keep any person from being injured by the drawers, and the safety of using and transporting the cabinet is improved.

Abstract: Anti-inclination and internal locking device for a cabinet, including a cabinet body, at least two drawers disposed in the cabinet body, a projecting body disposed on rear side of each drawer, a base seat fixedly disposed on inner side of a rear wall board of the cabinet body corresponding to each drawer, a slide seat slidably fitted in the base seat and movable between a first position and a second position and a first and a second connecting sections respectively disposed at one end of the base seat and one end of the slide seat. The projecting body has an activating section and a stop section. The slide seat is formed with an opening corresponding to the projecting body.

Abstract: An anti-tip linkage mechanism for vertical file cabinets of the type having drawers and/or pivotal front panels includes molded polymeric cam follower housings that snap-fit onto each of the slide channels for the drawers or panels and non-circular connecting rods attached to cam actuators that enable interaction of the anti-tip mechanisms incorporated with each slide channel. Lock actuated auxiliary cam mechanisms and panel locking assemblies controllable by a single cabinet lock are connected with a cabinet lock by linkage bars or cables.

Abstract: A storage unit providing a storage space and method of forming a door and frame for a storage unit are disclosed. The storage unit comprises a base, a panel movable between an open position and a closed position, and a retaining member. The retaining member is configured for movement between a first position and a second position, the first position being vertically and horizontally offset from the second position. The retaining member engages the base when the panel is in the closed position and the retaining member is in the first position. The method comprises machining a first groove on a first surface of a sheet, and machining a second groove on a second surface opposite the first surface and at least partially offset with the first groove. The door is then rotated so that the first surface of the door is generally in the same plane as the second surface of the frame.

Abstract: A switchgear cabinet with at least one cabinet door, which can be locked by a lock element of the switchgear cabinet body wherein, in a locked position of the cabinet door, a locking engagement between the lock element and a counter-lock element can be released by a triggering device, which is in an operative connection with the lock element or the counter-lock element via an actuating unit. So that the cabinet door can be opened in a simple way from the inside of the switchgear cabinet, the actuating unit of this invention is designed as a Bowden cable, with one end connected to the triggering device via a connecting element and an other end connected with the lock element or the counter-lock element. The triggering device has a rotary body which is pivotably seated about an axis of rotation. The end of the Bowden cable is fastened eccentrically offset with respect to the axis of rotation on the rotary body, and a lever with a handle is connected to the rotary body.

Abstract: A multi-drawer device includes a first drawer and a second drawer, each carried by a housing, and movable between a closed position disposed within a housing and an open position extending from the housing. A first slide assembly couples the first drawer to the housing and a second slide assembly couples the second drawer to the housing. A ramp and follower are each associated with the first drawer and the follower is adapted to contact and slide along the ramp. A first blocking device is associated with the second slide assembly and coupled to one of the ramp and the follower. The ramp, the follower and the first blocking device all cooperate such that as the first drawer moves from the closed position toward the open position, the follower contacts and slides along the ramp, for moving the first blocking device into a locked position that interferes with the second slide assembly to prevent the second drawer from moving to the open position.

Abstract: A cabinet includes side panels, a back panel, and a top panel that frictionally-attach together with non-intrusive integrally-formed connectors. The illustrated base is screw-attached, and includes openings for routing wiring within the cabinet. Brackets are adapted to support shelves in the cabinet in either a flush or inset condition, and at different heights based on which cabinet slots they engage and based on their orientation in those slots. A light-transmitting top panel and top shelf can be used to provide improved light within the cabinet. Hinge brackets on the cabinet support either a thick door with internal storage space, a proud door or an inset door. Drawers supported in the cabinet include a lock within the drawer's header for operating a vertical cabinet lock rod.

Abstract: Internal locking device for drawer slide rail, including a first and a second slide rail assemblies and a first activator, a second activator and a shaft rod. Each of the first and second slide rail assemblies includes a stationary slide rail and a set of extensible slide rail. The first activator is disposed at front end of the extensible slide rail. The second activator includes a pair of base seats and a pair of transmission members. The base seats are vertically slidably disposed at front end of the stationary slide rail. The transmission members are correspondingly pivotally disposed on the stationary slide rail and positioned on the base seats. The shaft rod is disposed between the first and second slide rail assemblies with two ends respectively connected with the base seats of the first and second slide rail assemblies.

Abstract: A pull-out safeguard, in particular for a drawer cabinet, is proposed, having a multiplicity of elements (20) which are arranged essentially in a row or can be displaced, a guide means (40) for guiding the elements (20) which are arranged essentially in a row and can be displaced, adjust the elements (50) which are connected to the drawers (12) to be secured, for adjusting the vertical position of the elements (20) which are arranged essentially in a row and can be displaced, and a restricting means (26) for restricting the displaceability of the elements (20) which are arranged essentially in a row and can be displaced.

Abstract: A cabinet drawer locking device including a cabinet body, at least one drawer disposed in the cabinet body, a slide seat arranged on the cabinet body, an engaging body slidably disposed on the slides seat, a latch plate mounted on the drawer and a damper unit. The engaging body is formed with an engaging hole corresponding to the latch plate. The damper unit includes a shifting section, a forcing section, a first slide section and a second slide section. The forcing section serves to drive the shifting section. The first slide section is disposed on the shifting section and the second slide section is disposed on the engaging body corresponding to the first slide section. The first and second slide sections are relatively movably connected with each other, whereby the shifting section can drive the engaging body to slide between the first and second positions.

Abstract: A drawer interlock system for a multi-drawer filing cabinet includes respective cam units, one associated with each drawer. The cam units are aligned on a common axis and each unit includes an in-line cam assembly that includes a rotary cam and two stationary cams, one above and one below the rotary cam. When a drawer is opened, the rotary cam is turned, causing axial displacement of the stationary cams, which takes up available “play” in the system, locking the cam units of the other drawers and preventing them being opened.

Abstract: An arc-resistant switchgear cabinet includes a frame disposed on a floor and a door movably mounted on the frame. The frame includes a floor plate that is disposed against the floor and that includes a plurality of pins extending vertically upward from the floor plate. The door includes a plurality of corresponding receptacles into which the pins are received when the door is in a secured position. The pins in the receptacles resist the lower end of the door from moving in a horizontal direction away from the frame in the event of an arcing fault. A pair of bolts additionally fasten the lower comers of the door to the frame. The switchgear cabinet further includes interlocking tabs formed on the frame and on the door that overlap one another when the door is in the secured position.

Abstract: An interlock system for use with two or more vertically arranged drawers mounted on telescopic slides in a housing such as a cabinet so as to prevent the extension of a drawer once another drawer is opened. The interlock system interfaces with the stationary members of vertically arranged slides attached to the cabinet. A pair of opposing upper and lower actuator followers are slidably and transversely fitted near the front of the stationary members so that movement of one actuator follower toward the other, displaces the other. A rod connects the upper actuator follower of one slide with the lower actuator follower of a slide directly above it. An actuator is connected to the front ends of the telescopic members of the slides. Alternatively, an actuator having pivoting or flexing fingers is connected to the front end of the intermediate members of each slide.

Abstract: A modular housing assembly is stacked in a vertical array of similar assemblies within a multi-drawer storage unit. A modular housing assembly includes a housing and a linear channel extending though opposite ends of the housing. The channel opens into the interior of the housing. Two bar end modules slide along the channel. The end modules may be connected to bar spacers cut from separate pieces to form assembled sliding bars. An actuator, including a fork and a cam, is provided to lock the sliding bars to prevent more than one drawer from opening at one time. The actuator rotates within the housing, about a pin mounted between two walls of the housing. A modular housing and a kit for installing a modular housing assembly are also described.

Abstract: A guiding device for drawer is disclosed. The device comprises a cupboard body having a vertical slot at the inner wall thereof near to the external edge of the cupboard body, and a plurality of drawers. A plurality of safety connection blocks are mounted to the slot so that only a sliding space is provided. The top and bottom sides of each safety connection blocks are provided with rollers, so that when a drawer is withdrawn, the rail board located at the side of the drawer will squeeze in between two adjacent rollers and the sliding space of the slot is fully filled. This will cause the other safety connection blocks to mutually urge against each other and other drawers are restricted from withdrawal.

Abstract: A mechanical system closes and latches one or more drawers in a multiple-drawer cabinet. Drawers which are slightly ajar are grasped by the latching mechanism, pulled fully closed, and locked shut. A latch finger engages a catch connected to the drawer and pulls the drawer closed. The finger is actuated by a crankshaft which, as it rotates, first lowers the latch finger to capture the catch, and then retracts the latch finger and with it the captured drawer. The crankshaft rotates to a position where any pull forces on the finger are nearly in line with the axis of the crankshaft and have little tendency to cause reverse rotation. The crankshaft is then retained in this position, effectively locking the drawer closed. Thus, any drawer which is left slightly ajar, and which may falsely appear to be latched, is subsequently closed and securely locked. The latching mechanism may be motorized or manually operated.

Abstract: A storage device is provided with a sliding lid slidably contacting guide rails formed at both side ends of an opening of the storage device, and when the sliding lid is stored in an accommodating section formed continuously to a rear end of the opening, the sliding lid opens at the storage device. In the storage device, in sliding sections where the guide rails and sliding lid slidably contact each other, there are formed buffer sections for allowing the sliding lid to be displaced toward a direction orthogonal to a sliding direction. Therefore, the buffer sections are deformed during the opening and covering movements, so a play can be eliminated.

Abstract: An interlocking device for drawers, especially for three or more drawers, comprises a plurality of units and each unit further comprises a channel, a base plate, two rotary blocks and a connecting bar. The channel is elongated with two bent lateral sides. The base plate is joined to an end of the channel. These two rotary blocks are oppositely disposed and rotatably fixed to the base plate. Each of rotary blocks is composed of a lower block part and an upper block part extending outward from the lower block part. The connecting bar at an end thereof rotatably engages with the rotary block, and the other end thereof rotatably engages with another rotary block on an adjacent unit. When one of these drawers is opened, slide rails at the outer side thereof move outward in the channel to push rotary blocks rotating outward. Thus, rotary blocks on other units rotate due to the movement of the connecting bar such that other drawers are prevented from slipping outward.

Abstract: A switchgear cabinet closing device for locking a cabinet door on a switchgear cabinet. The closing device has a handle on which a closing mechanism is connected via an adjusting mechanism, whereby the handle is held on a housing mounted on an outer side of the cabinet door, and whereby the handle is secured in the lock position by a closing device. In order to adapt such a switchgear cabinet closing device to various closing systems in a simple manner, the housing has a primary housing for mounting the handle such that it can pivot, and a collar housing which can be connected to the primary housing. This invention also provides a collar housing that accommodates a lock of the closing mechanism.

Abstract: A drawer fastening device is disposed on a drawer. The drawer fastening device has a lock device, a connection plate, a slide plate, a plurality of hooking plates, a plurality of pivot pins, and a positioning frame. The positioning frame has a plurality of slide slots and a plurality of enlarged holes. The slide plate has an upper end groove and a plurality of through holes. Each hooking plate has an upper distal hook and a lower blocking bar. Each pivot pin fastens the positioning frame, the hooking plate and the slide plate together. The lock device has a positioning seat, a driven plate connected to the positioning seat, and a mount connected to the driven plate. The connection plate is fastened in the mount pivotally and the connection plate is connected to the driven plate. The slide plate is connected to the connection plate.

Abstract: A locking device for drawers of a cabinet, including a case body, several drawers vertically arranged in the interior space of the case body, a slide seat disposed in the case body, a latch plate disposed on each drawer and a detent unit. One end of the latch plate is bent toward the drawer to form a stop section with a predetermined length and inclination angle. The detent unit includes an engaging body and a link. The engaging body is vertically slidably fitted in the slide seat. The engaging body is formed with several engaging holes corresponding to the latch plates of the drawers. An upper end of the engaging body is formed with an elongated hanging slot. The link is perpendicularly passed through the hanging slot to abut against the inner edge of the upper end of the hanging slot.

Abstract: An interlock system for use with two or more vertically arranged drawers mounted on telescopic slides in a housing such as a cabinet so as to prevent the extension of a drawer once another drawer is opened. The interlock system interfaces with the stationary members of vertically arranged slides attached to the cabinet. A pair of opposing upper and lower actuator followers are slidably and transversely fitted near the front of the stationary members so that movement of one actuator follower toward the other, displaces the other. A rod connects the upper actuator follower of one slide with the lower actuator follower of a slide directly above it. An actuator is connected to the front ends of the telescopic members of the slides. Alternatively, an actuator having pivoting or flexing fingers is connected to the front end of the intermediate members of each slide.

Abstract: A fastening device for the fastening of a plurality of furniture fittings to a furniture part includes an anchoring rail which is to be fastened to a side wall of a piece of furniture and has lateral openings for receiving fastening pins of the fastening device has a locking rail (10, 19) which is complementary to the and is displaceable relative to the anchoring rail while advantageously being guided therein and which has edge portions which latch in behind projections of the fastening pins in a locked position. The locking rail is movable by way of an eccentric mounted in the anchoring rail rail.

Abstract: An interlock system for use with two or more vertically arranged drawers mounted on telescopic slides in a housing such as a cabinet so as to prevent the extension of a drawer once another drawer is opened. The interlock system interfaces with the stationary members of vertically arranged slides attached to the cabinet. A pair of opposing upper and lower actuator followers are slidably and transversely fitted near the front of the stationary members so that movement of one actuator follower toward the other, displaces the other. A rod connects the upper actuator follower of one slide with the lower actuator follower of a slide directly above it. An actuator is connected to the front ends of the telescopic members of the slides. Alternatively, an actuator having pivoting or flexing fingers is connected to the front end of the intermediate members of each slide.

Abstract: An integrated interlock and homing device for a rail assembly. The interlock includes a number of stacked locking bars located adjacent to the rails and a separate locking slide mounted adjacent to each rail in alignment with the locking bars. The homing device includes a separate pivot arm mounted to each rail that moves between open and closed positions when the corresponding rail is extended or retracted. The pivot arm includes an actuator pin that operates the corresponding locking slide. When the homing device is opened, the arm and actuator pin move the locking slide into a locked position thereby locking the locking bars and preventing additional rails from being opened. When the homing device is closed, the arm and actuator pin move the locking slide into an unlocked position thereby releasing the locking bars.

Abstract: In a safety door-locking system for a switchgear cabinet, in which the electric operating state inside the switchgear cabinet is operationally connected to a locking device of a cabinet door of the switchgear cabinet, it is provided that a position of a switch in the switchgear cabinet is coupled via a mechanical connecting system (9, 10, 11, 12, 4, 5) to a locking linkage of the cabinet door. For this purpose, a rotatably (14a) mounted control disc (9) is permanently connected to the switch in the switchgear cabinet (1), the control disc (9) additionally representing the position of the switch. The control disc (9) and a locking rod (4) are operationally connected mechanically via a connecting rod (10) and a connecting angle (11) held between guide pins (12a, b) in the locking rod (4), and the locking rod (4) is mounted displaceably (19) for the purpose of locking the locking linkage of the cabinet door.

Abstract: A combination cabinet and drawer construction includes a catch associated with the drawers that is cooperative with a biased, releasable locking bar. The locking bar is responsive to a cylinder lock actuated by a rod that engages the locking bar and rotates the bar to move it out of engagement with a leg of a drawer catch thereby releasing the drawer.

Abstract: In a drawer control for a file cabinet, a latch member is adapted to rotate via a striker pin attached to the drawer from a release position to an engagement position when the drawer is about to be fully closed. The latch member is urged by a reversing spring which opposes the closing of a drawer until a neutral position adjacent to a fully closed position is reached, and once this neutral position is passed, the reversing spring assists the closing of the drawer to thereby provide a damping action to the drawer movement. Additionally, a moveable member extending across the latch members of the respective drawers can be moved by a cylinder lock so as to engage all the latch members to centrally lock all the drawers, and the moveable member is similarly actuated by opening of one of the drawers so as to interlock the movements of the drawers and permit only one of the drawers to be opened at a time.

Abstract: A storage case has a plurality of walls surrounding an internal compartment, a door provided in a front wall for providing access to the internal compartment, a top panel for covering the internal compartment, and a removable table top assembly resting on the top panel. The table top assembly has a plurality of table top panels that are removably coupled together to form the table top assembly, and which are adapted to be stored in the internal compartment. The storage case further includes a base panel between the plurality of walls, and a set of wheels provided adjacent the base panel. A shelf may be provided in the internal compartment when the storage case is used as a combined storage cabinet and table top. The storage case is especially adapted for use in storing components are that used to assemble a modular display system.

Abstract: An interlock assembly for use with two or more vertically arranged drawers mounted on telescopic slides in a housing such as a cabinet so as to prevent the extension of a drawer once another drawer is opened. The interlocking system interfaces with the stationary members of vertically arranged slides attached to the cabinet. A pair of opposing upper and lower actuator followers are slidably and transversely fitted near the front of the stationary members so that movement of one actuator follower toward the other, displaces the other. A rod connects the upper actuator follower of one slide with the lower actuator follower of a slide directly above it. An actuator is connected to the front ends of the telescopic members of the slides. As a telescopic member is extended, the actuator of that slide makes contact and displaces the upper actuator follower of the slide which results in the upper displacement of the lower actuator followers of the slides directly above the extended slide.

Abstract: A multi-door enclosure for housing electrical equipment has a mechanical interlock device that interacts with a main primary door of the enclosure and the existing latch mechanisms of each of the remaining secondary doors to prevent such secondary doors from being opened unless the primary door is first opened. The interlock includes a lever arm that engages and is displaced by the primary door when closed. Such movement of the lever arm is transmitted via a mechanical linkage system to move one or more latch disabling members into disabling relation with the latch mechanisms of each of the secondary doors in order to retain the latch mechanisms in their latched positions and thereby lock the secondary doors in the closed position. Opening the secondary door allows the lever arm to return to its initial position which in turn retracts the latching members and allows unlatching and opening of the secondary doors.

Abstract: A non-interlock blocking element adapted for use with a furniture unit having a plurality of drawers, a vertical guide for receiving a vertical stack of blocking elements which are slidably mountable in the guide for vertical translation therein, and a wedge element associated with each of the drawers which is reciprocable into the stack of blocking elements to effect interlocking relationships among the drawers is provided. The non-interlock blocking element allows such furniture units which are adapted for use with interlocking mechanisms, to be configured as non-interlocking furniture units, or as partially interlocking furniture units. The non-interlock blocking elements are generally similar to standard interlock blocking elements, but include a recess which allows unobstructed reciprocation of a wedge element associated with a drawer when the recess is in horizontal alignment with the wedge element, whereby the drawer can be opened irrespective of whether another drawer is already opened.

Abstract: A merchandise display case has vertically arranged compartments in a cabinet for providing a storage area and a display area, and a gang lock unit which simultaneously locks a bank of drawers in the storage area and cabinet doors covering the display area. The gang lock unit includes a rigid, vertical gang bar which carries the locking means for both the cabinet doors and the bank of drawers and which is moved between its locking position and unlocking position by means of a single accessible locking mechanism. The gang bar preferably has a rectangular or square cross-sectional shape that prevents flexure in any direction and that contributes to the smooth locking action of the gang lock unit.

Abstract: A desk locking mechanism operated by reversible D.C. electric motors and powered by dry cell batteries is controlled by a programmable microprocessor. A column of drawers are locked and unlocked simultaneously by a single, vertical axis motor having a threaded drive shaft to reciprocate a vertically guided locking bar. The microprocessor provides primary and secondary programmable operating codes in a multiplicity of digits with program states signified by distinctive LED flashing sequences.

Abstract: A storage system including a storage container body, a door, and a lock assembly, the lock assembly including a lock latch mechanism located in a side wall of the storage container body remote from the door, and a striker member located on the door, wherein the lock latch mechanism includes at least one lock catch selectively capable of engaging and securing either one of a storage article resident in the storage container body or the striker member. The lock latch assembly may include a lock latch extension mechanism that includes a shuttle slide including a locking portion engagable with a lock catch of the lock latch mechanism, and a latching portion engagable with the striker member of the lock latch mechanism.

Abstract: A multiple drawer interlocking system includes a plurality of the elongate locking elements; the track for confining the locking elements in string; biasing means for urging the locking elements into a contiguous series with each adjacent pair meeting at a junction; and the plurality of actuator devices each having a first unlocked state and a second locked state; each actuator device including an actuator element and a pair of opposing camming elements engaged with the adjacent ends of a pair of locking elements at a junction; each actuator element in the unlocked state being poised adjacent a junction of the string and in its second locked state being introduced into the associated junction between a pair of the locking elements to drive apart the camming elements and the associated locking elements against the urging of the biasing means to misalign all of the remaining junctions with respect to the remaining actuator devices and prevent the remaining actuator devices from moving into the locked state.

Abstract: A drawer locking mechanism for at least two drawers (6, 6') arranged one above the other has locking slides (13, 13') whose height is adjustable in a guide (7) along a setting axis (12). Setting elements (22, 22') with setting slots (29, 29') are attached with the slides between front panel (9, 9') of the drawer and the guide (7) arranged on the inner face of the side wall (2) of the body (1). Furthermore, the setting elements (22, 22') have two engagement regions which secure the setting elements (22, 22') in their respective angular positions corresponding to a pushed-in or pulled-out position of the drawers (6, 6'). Accordingly, control pins (31, 31'), associated with the side walls of the drawers (6, 6') as viewed from the front panels (9, 9') of the drawers (6, 6'), are positioned in front of the guide (7). Thus, the control pins do not have to pass the guide when the drawers are opened or closed, thereby improving utilization of space.

Abstract: A drawer interlock assembly for a furniture article having at least first and second drawers. A track member is positioned on the furniture article. The assembly includes at least first and second locking members slidingly mounted in the track member. The locking members are interconnected by at least one interconnection strip. Each of the locking members includes a locking projection. The assembly further includes at least first and second drawer members attached to the first and second drawers, respectively. Each of the drawer members includes a first ramp and a second ramp. Engagement of the locking projections with the first and second ramps allows only one drawer of the furniture article to be opened at a time.

Abstract: An anti-tip device is provided for use in cabinets having two or more drawers, for preventing more than one drawer from being opened simultaneously, thereby reducing the likelihood of the cabinet tipping over due to the force of multiple open drawers. The device comprises a series of bars and pivot members disposed within a vertical channel. The pivoting of one of the pivot members to its open position prevents the pivoting of members both above and below the open member. The pivot members engage the drawers of the cabinet such that a drawer may only be opened when its associated pivot member is pivotable to its open position.

Abstract: A lock system for casegoods, such as desks, cabinets, storage units, wardrobes and the like, includes an elongated, flexible tape or lock member having a plurality of spaced lock studs positioned thereon. A lock actuator moves the tape between unlocked and locked positions. Catches are mounted on the drawers, doors and the like of the article. When the flexible tape is moved to the locked position, the lock studs block or prevent opening movement of the drawers or doors due to contact with the catches. The flexible tape is routed through channels or other mounting structure formed in panels and tops of the article of furniture. An interlock mechanism, which may be integrated with the lock member, includes a lock lever, a cable attached to the lock lever and a plurality of interlock cams. Control members on the drawers rotate the cams to take up the cable causing the interlock lever to pivot and engage the lock member, thereby moving the lock member to a locked position.

Abstract: An interlock structure of the cable type for stacked plural drawer cabinet structures which limits the opening of drawers to a single drawer and prevents plural drawers being opened at the same time. An elongate base or frame is mounted in the cabinet adjacent to the drawers. The frame supports plural (one for each drawer) eccentric blocker elements and adjacent follower elements and supports at one end a provided slider element having limited movement. A cable is attached at one end to the slider and at the other end to the frame with an intermediate loop which provide two cable courses, one of said courses threaded on the successive blockers and the other course operably threaded over the respective adjacent followers maintaining the respective blockers and followers in operative engagement. The blockers are moved by interference engagement by a selected drawer.

Abstract: A closing mechanism for cabinets having a plurality of drawers includes vertically displaceable closing rods and cam pieces mounted on the sides of the drawers. Each closing rod has pins projecting toward the drawers. The cam pieces are provided with stop members which interact with the pins. A holding device serves to hold the closing rods in a displaced position. Each cam piece has an initially obliquely ascending guide surface which is integrated in the cam piece. The cam pieces are arranged at different distances from the closing rods, and the cam pieces of each drawer are arranged differently. The cam pieces and the stop members are mounted so as to be displaceable in longitudinal direction of the sides of the drawers. The cam pieces can be clamped in the selected positions relative to the closing rods.

Abstract: A jewelry organizer (10) includes a housing preferably formed on interconnected housing portions (11, 12). The front of the organizer (10) is provided with an assembly of bins (70) which, when released by a release mechanism (25) open to provide access to the contents of the bins (70). Side doors (53) are hingedly attached to one housing portion (12) and have a hook (60) thereon to carry hangable items of jewelry. A rear open compartment (42) likewise has hooks (51, 52) to carry similar items of jewelry. Like the bins (70), a top compartment (63) having a pivotal cover (64) can also carry smaller items of jewelry.

Abstract: An interlock assembly (20) for two or more horizontally sliding drawers (11, 13) in a cabinet (10) to prevent opening more than one drawer at a time is described. The interlock assembly is characterized by each drawer having rotating cam members (21, 23) with lobes (21A, 23A) and valleys (21B, 23B) which mate with blocks (25, 27, 29, 31) having corresponding lobes (25A, 27A, 29A, 31A) and valleys (25C, 27C, 29C, 31C). When a first cam member (23) is rotated by opening a drawer (13) the lobes (23A) of the cam member (23) engage lobes (29A, 31A) of the corresponding blocks (29, 31) to move the blocks (25, 27, 29, 31 ) and cam member (23) towards the cabinet (10) to provide the interlock for the drawers so that the other drawer (11) can not be opened.