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

Claim 19:
20. 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, the arcuate surface defining a socket, the arcuate end of the second portion defining a ball that is disposed in the socket, 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 member comprises opposite inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface defining a channel, the locking element comprising a flange extending inwardly from the inner surface, the member extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends, the flange extending at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis, and
wherein the drawer assembly is free of any springs.