Patent ID: 9593509
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: E05B

Claim:
1. A drawer locking device to be used with a drawer including at least one side wall, the drawer slidingly closable within a cabinet frame, the claimed drawer locking device comprising: a mounting portion including three walls defining a U-shaped slot including an inner wall, an outer wall, and a top wall forming a space between the inner wall and outer wall; a latch housing including a first cylindrical protrusion and a second cylindrical protrusion, the cylindrical protrusions defining a first central passage and a second central passage, respectively; and a latching portion pivotally coupled to the inner wall by a first screw engaged through the first cylindrical protrusion and a second screw engaged with the cylindrical protrusion, wherein the latching portion pivots around the first cylindrical portion and the degree to which the latching portion pivots is restricted by the position of the second cylindrical portion within an elongated, arced opening, the latching portion including a rear ramp surface, a front surface, and a release lever, wherein, when the drawer safety latch is installed for use on the drawer side wall such that the drawer side wall is positioned within the space between the drawer locking device's inner wall and outer wall, the rear ramp is positioned closer to the rear of the drawer than the front surface and the front surface faces the front of the drawer, wherein the latching portion is defeatably biased towards a lock position by a spring; wherein,