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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2002
David Martin White, Northampton, GB;
Kurt Scherrer, Muensingen, CH;
Alexander Schaerer, Guemligen, CH;
David Martin White, Northampton, GB;
Kurt Scherrer, Muensingen, CH;
Alexander Schaerer, Guemligen, CH;
Accuride International Limited, Northampton, GB;
USM Holding AG, Guenligen, CH;
Abstract
An interlock for a stack of drawers. A pair of drawer slides mounts each drawer, the interlock assembly being fitted to the rear of one of the drawer slides. A housing has a plate slidably supported thereon biased towards the rear of the slide. An actuator having an actuating surface co-operates with an actuator follower slidably supported in the slide member for movement at right angles to the movement of the plate. Releasable latching means extends between the housing and plate. Releasable catching means extend between the plate and the actuator. When a drawer is moved towards an open position, the catching means causes the plate to move to a blocking position where it can be held by the latching means, causing the actuating surface to co-operate with a follower surface on the actuator follower to move the actuator follower from a first position to a blocking position.