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

Claim 0:
1. An article of furniture comprising:
at least one drawer;
at least one door;
a gang lock having a drawer lock bar and a door lock bar, the drawer lock bar being movable between a locked position in which the drawer lock bar prevents opening of the at least one drawer and an unlocked position in which the drawer lock bar permits opening of the at least one drawer; the door lock bar being movable between a locked position in which the door lock bar prevents opening of the at least one door and an unlocked position in which the door lock bar permits opening of the at least one door;
a linkage coupling the drawer lock bar to the door lock bar such that the drawer lock bar and the door lock bar move in unison; and
a lock mechanism coupled to at least one of the drawer lock bar and the door lock bar, the lock mechanism includes a cam coupling the lock mechanism to the at least one of the drawer lock bar and the door lock bar wherein the lock mechanism can be actuated to simultaneously move the drawer lock bar and the door lock bar between the locked position and the unlocked position; and
wherein the drawer lock bar is mounted to the article and is movable in a vertical direction between the locked position and the unlocked position; and
wherein the door lock bar is mounted to the article and is movable in a horizontal direction between the locked position and the unlocked position.