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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1991
Gebr. Happieh GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
A drawer for being held in and removable from a housing, particularly an ashtray in a housing, and including an unlocking mechanism normally in engagement with a stop in the housing and unlockable to enable removal of the drawer from the housing. A slide supported outside and below the container is movable toward the rear of the container. The end of the slide is V-shaped, and the underside of one leg of the V engages an upright bolt for moving the bolt down as the slide is moved rearward, which moves the bolt out of position to abut the housing stop. A push element is engaged by the upper side of the slide for being pushed up to press a spring up inside a recess in the bolt as the slide is pushed in. The slide, bolt and push element having cooperating oblique surfaces for accomplishing the respective pushing. In one embodiment, a push button acts directly on the slide. In another embodiment, a push button acts on the bolt through an intermediate rocker, instead of a slide. The push button and bolt are articulated to the rocker.