Patent ID: 6779855
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: E05B

Abstract:
An interlock for a drawer positionable within a cabinet, said drawer being movable in the cabinet in a first direction toward an open position and in a second, opposite direction toward a closed position, said interlock comprising:an elongated, flexible member; a slack take-up mechanism engageable with said elongated, flexible member and movable between a higher slack position and a lower slack position, said higher slack position allowing said elongated, flexible member to exist in a higher slack condition, said lower slack position causing said elongated, flexible member to exist in a lower slack condition; a cam operatively coupled to said slack take-up mechanism and to said drawer, said cam adapted to switch the slack take-up mechanism from the higher slack position to the lower slack position when the drawer is moved in the first direction; and a biasing member adapted to exert a force against said take-up mechanism that urges said slack take-up mechanism toward said lower slack position.