Abstract: A sliding drawer received within a housing includes a front panel for covering an open end of the housing when the drawer is closed. A catch pin is urged to a normally extended position to engage an aperture in a tab on the back of the drawer in order to hold the drawer closed and locked. A key operated switch provides power from a battery power source to a push button switch which is operable to close a circuit and deliver electric power to a solenoid mounted within the housing. Activation of the solenoid causes the catch pin to momentarily retract and release the drawer from the locked position. Once released, a spring urges the drawer outwardly to an open position, thereby providing access to contents stored in the drawer. Subsequent movement of the drawer to the closed position compresses the spring and engages the catch pin with the tab on the back end of the drawer to hold the drawer in the locked position.

Abstract: A sliding drawer received within a housing includes a front panel for covering an open end of the housing when the drawer is closed. A key operated switch provides power from a battery power source to a push button switch which is operable to close a circuit and deliver electric power to a solenoid mounted within the housing. Momentary activation of the solenoid operates a latch assembly to release the drawer from a locked position, whereupon a spring urges the door outwardly from the open end of the housing to an extended, open position, thereby providing access to contents stored in the drawer. Movement of the drawer to the closed position compresses the spring and engages the latch assembly with the drawer, thereby holding the drawer in the locked position.