Patent ID: 7823991
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: A47B,B25H,E05B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A storage unit comprising a frame, a drawer moveable, in a first direction in and out of the frame between a closed position within the frame and an open position in which the drawer projects from the frame, and a manually operable locking control member, and a linkage disposed between the locking control member and the drawer, wherein the drawer is moveable with a clearance between the drawer and either a surface of an element of the frame or a surface of a second drawer and the linkage is arranged to displace the drawer relative to the element of the frame or the surface of a second drawer, and wherein actuation of the linkage by the locking control member displaces the drawer relative to the element of the frame or the surface of a second drawer to effectively eliminate or reduce the clearance and lock the drawer in the closed position.