Patent ID: 6250730
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: A47B,E05B

Abstract:
A safety apparatus for limiting movement of drawers the safety apparatus comprising:a sliding assembly, the sliding assembly including a housing, at least one drawer mounted within the housing, and a rail assembly for slidably moving the drawer between open and closed positions, the drawer having a predetermined degree of vertical tolerance within the housing; anda safety device including a stopping member and an obstructing member, the stopping member affixed to a vertical side wall of the housing adjacent a front edge thereof, and the obstructing member affixed to a corresponding vertical side wall of the drawer adjacent a front edge thereof,the stopping member being formed with a stopper wall, and the obstructing member being formed with a corresponding obstruction wall;wherein when the drawer is in the closed position, a bottom edge of the obstruction wall extends below a top edge of the stopping wall and a vertical distance between the bottom edge of the obstruction wall and the top edge of the stopper wall is less than the vertical tolerance, whereby to pull out the drawer, the drawer must first be lifted so that the obstructing member overrides the stopping member.