Patent ID: 6634726
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: E05B

Abstract:
A multi-drawer device comprising:a housing; a first drawer and a second drawer, each carried by the housing and movable between a closed position disposed within the housing and an open position extending from the housing; a first slide assembly coupling the first drawer to the housing and a second slide assembly coupling the second drawer to the housing; a ramp associated with the first drawer; a follower adapted to contact and slide along the ramp; a first blocking device coupled to one of the ramp and the follower and associated with the second slide assembly; and a support assembly adapted to retain the first blocking device; wherein the ramp, the follower, the support assembly and the first blocking device all cooperate such that as the first drawer moves from the closed position toward the open position, the follower contacts and slides along the ramp, for moving the first blocking device into a locked position that interferes with the second slide assembly to prevent the second drawer from moving to the open position and the support assembly contacts and returns one of the ramp and the follower, thereby retaining the first blocking device in the locked position.