Patent ID: 11918114
Assignee: DEJANA TRUCK AND UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  E | IPC A  E

Claim 18:
19. A drawer assembly comprising:
a member including a locking element;
a drawer comprising a frame and a handle; and
a drawer release rotatably coupled to the drawer,
wherein the handle is rotatable relative to the frame to move the drawer release between a first orientation in which the drawer release directly engages the locking element to prevent the drawer from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the drawer release is spaced apart from the locking element to allow the drawer to translate relative to the member,
wherein the handle comprises a first portion that is fixed to the frame and a second portion, the first portion including an arcuate surface, an arcuate end of the second portion engaging the arcuate surface such that the second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion about the arcuate surface, a section of the drawer release being positioned in a cavity defined by the first portion, the second portion directly engaging a bottom surface of the section such that an upward force applied to the bottom surface by the handle pivots the drawer release relative to the drawer to move the drawer release from the first orientation to the second orientation,
wherein the drawer release is biased to the first orientation and the drawer assembly is free of any springs, and
wherein the member extends along a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends, the locking element extending at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis.