Patent ID: 6238024
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: E05B

Abstract:
In an anti-tip assembly for a series of vertical drawers mounted on slides in a file cabinet of the type including a slide bracket attached to the wall of the cabinet for supporting a telescoping slide affixed to a drawer in the cabinet, and further including a rotatably mounted activator cam on the slide bracket, said activating cam rotationally actuated by movement of the telescoping slide between a drawer open position of nonengagement with the cam and a drawer closed position of engagement with the cam, said assembly further including a plurality of connecting rods extending vertically between the drawers, each connecting rod including a separate cam follower attached to the ends of the connecting rods cooperative with said activating cam to drive the connecting rods in a direction between a drawer locking and a drawer unlocking position, the improvement of at least one cam follower adapted to be removable from the associated connecting rod by release from the connecting rod laterally with respect to the movement of the vertical connecting rod, said follower comprising a stub with a stub pocket extending vertically and including a counterbore for receipt of said cooperative connecting rod and a partial pocket extending from said counterbore with a segment portion of said partial pocket subtending more than 180.degree. defining means for retaining said rod by snapping engagement therewith.