Patent ID: 9357856
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A47B,A47F

Claim Text:
1. A sliding shelf latching system comprising: a shelf movably mounted on a pair of side brackets, each of the pair of side brackets including a plurality of spaced catches defined thereon, said shelf being movable between a vending position and a stocking position; a first latch housing mounted to the shelf adjacent a first side edge of the shelf; a second latch housing mounted to the shelf adjacent a second side edge of the shelf; a first latch member mounted in the first latch housing, said first latch member being resiliently biased into an extended position by a first biasing member; a second latch member mounted in the second latch housing, said second latch member being resiliently biased into an extended position by a second biasing member; wherein said first and second biasing members urge a respective one of said first and second latch members into contact with a respective one of said plurality of catches; a first cable connecting said first and second latch members to each other; a second cable connected adjacent a first end thereof to the first cable and including a handle located at a second end thereof, the second cable extending in common direction with the side brackets; wherein said first and second latch members comprise a flat front face and an angled rear face for engaging with a respective flat front face and an angled rear face of at least one of said plurality of catches in each side bracket; and wherein said first cable is adapted to move said first and second latch members into respective retracted positions and allow said shelf to be moved from the vending position to the stocking position when said second cable is displaced towards a front edge of the shelf from a first position to a second position; and wherein said shelf can be returned from the stocking position to the vending position irrespective of whether the second cable is in the first position or the second position.