Patent ID: 6953233
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A drawer closing device comprising: an elongate hollow right cylindrical housing having first and second ends; a first slot extending from the first end of said hollow cylindrical housing to the second end; a second slot being L-shaped with a leg of the second slot being adjacent and substantially parallel to the first slot; a cylindrical member telescopically attached within said hollow cylindrical housing and rotatable therein; a projection on the cylindrical member extending out of the second slot of the hollow cylindrical housing; an angled groove provided on the cylindrical member to receive a pin attached to a guide rail of a drawer; and a resilient means attached to the second end of the hollow cylindrical housing and to the cylindrical member thereby pulling the cylindrical member to the second end; wherein when the drawer is moved to an open position, the pin pulls the cylindrical member and the attached resilient means along the first slot towards an angled section, which in effect rotates the cylindrical member and locks it in place, and wherein when said drawer is moved to a closed position, the pin on the guide rail is pushed in, thus engaging with the first slot which rotates the cylindrical member and releases the projection of the cylindrical member so that the resilient means pulls the drawer to the closed position.