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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
May. 08, 2007
Clark Scheffy, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andy Deakin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sarah Hall (“sally”) Madsen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Clark Scheffy, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andy Deakin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sarah Hall (“Sally”) Madsen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Abstract
A latching overlay for a tool storage unit drawer includes a drawer pull with a substantially horizontal flange portion perpendicular to a front face of the drawer and extending across at least a portion of the drawer width. In a preferred embodiment, the latching overlay includes a trim channel having a first surface for engaging a top face of the horizontal flange portion of the drawer pull, a second surface for engaging a bottom face of the horizontal flange portion of the drawer pull, and a release connected between the first surface and the second surface such that the trim channel is capable of pivoting about the horizontal flange portion. At least one drawer latch hook connected to the trim channel is provided, wherein the drawer latch hook engages and disengages from a latching component of the tool storage unit in response to the pivoting movement of the trim channel.