Patent ID: 6109708
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: E05B

Abstract:
A drawer system comprising:a frame;a first drawer that is slidable guidingly on the frame between an open position and a closed position;a second drawer that is slidable guidingly on the frame between an open position and a closed position; anda locking mechanism comprising:a) a first blocking element mounted for movement relative to the frame between a blocking position and a neutral position;b) a second blocking element mounted for movement relative to the frame between a blocking position and a neutral position;c) a first actuating surface on the first drawer; andd) a second actuating surface on the second drawer,said first blocking element in the blocking position for the first blocking element preventing the second blocking element from moving from the neutral position for the second blocking element into the blocking position for the second blocking element,said second blocking element in the blocking position for the second blocking element preventing the first blocking element from moving from the neutral position for the first blocking element into the blocking position for the first blocking element,the first actuating surface moving the first blocking element from the neutral position for the first blocking element into the blocking position for the first blocking element as an incident of the first drawer moving from the closed position for the first drawer into the open position for the first drawer,the second actuating surface moving the second blocking element from the neutral position for the second blocking element into the blocking position for the second blocking element as an incident of the second drawer moving from the closed position for the second drawer into the open position for the second drawer,wherein the first and second blocking elements are each pivotable about an axis in moving between the neutral and blocking positions for the first and second blocking elements,wherein the first blocking element is abuttable directly to the second blocking element with the first blocking element in the blocking position for the first blocking element and the second blocking element in the neutral position for the second blocking element.