Patent ID: 11898377
Assignee: INDUSTRIAL WOODWORKING CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 5:
6. A gang lock for an article of furniture comprising:
a lock mechanism having an actuator selectively movable between a first position and a second position, the actuator of the lock mechanism being a first cam, the first cam defining a first cam slot;
a drawer lock bar movably mounted to an article of furniture, the drawer lock bar being operatively coupled to the first cam of the lock mechanism whereby movement of the first cam between the first position and the second position moves the drawer lock bar linearly between a locked position and an unlocked position, the drawer lock bar preventing opening of at least one drawer in the article of furniture when in the locked position and permitting opening of the at least one drawer when in the unlocked position; and
a door lock bar movably mounted to an article of furniture, the drawer lock bar being operatively coupled to the drawer lock bar whereby movement of the drawer lock bar between the locked position and the unlocked position moves the door lock bar linearly between a locked position and an unlocked position, the door lock bar preventing opening of at least one door in the article of furniture when in the locked position and permitting opening of the at least one door when in the unlocked position; and
wherein the drawer lock bar includes a first cam follower fitted into the first cam slot, whereby movement of the first cam follower along the first cam slot provides linear movement to the drawer lock bar;
wherein the drawer lock bar is operatively coupled to the door lock bar by a linkage, the linkage including a second cam and a second cam follower;
wherein the drawer lock bar includes the second cam, the second cam defining a second cam slot;
wherein the door lock bar includes the second cam follower, the second cam follower fitted into the second cam slot, whereby movement of the second cam follower along the second cam slot provides relative movement between the drawer lock bar and the door lock bar;
wherein the drawer lock bar is oriented vertically and the drawer lock bar moves vertically between the locked and the unlocked positions; and
wherein the door lock bar is oriented horizontally and the door lock bar moves horizontally between the locked and the unlocked positions.