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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Helen of Troy Limited, Belleville, St. Michael, BB;
Steven Dibdin, Bloomfield, NJ (US);
David Colie Wight, West Orange, NJ (US);
Daniel Juda, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Edward J. Laganis, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Helen of Troy Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Abstract
An expandable drawer divider includes a first panel, a second panel and a lock mechanism. The second panel is slidably connected to the first panel. The locking mechanism includes a lever and a lock member operably connected to the lever. The lever is configured to pivot about a pivot axis oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the divider toward a first position wherein the lock member is moved in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis into engagement with the second panel and pivot toward a second position wherein the lock member is disengaged from the second panel and the second panel is movable relative to the first panel.