Patent ID: 6719380
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B25H,E05B

Abstract:
A tool cabinet comprising:a stand; a drawer frame attached to the stand and having a top; an upper case with a top and a bottom attached to the top of the drawer frame; multiple drawers moveably mounted in the drawer frame; and a locking device mounted in the upper case to hold the drawers in place and comprising: a base bar mounted on the upper case; two levers pivotally attached to the base bar and parallel to each other, each lever having a top end; a connecting bar pivotally connected between the two levers and parallel to the base bar; an upper bar with a bottom moveably mounted in the upper case and supported on the top ends of the levers; at least one locking bar attached to the upper bar and moveably attached to the drawer frame, each respective at least one locking bar having multiple locking holes respectively corresponding to the drawers; and a locking tab with a top attached to each respective drawer and corresponding to one of the locking holes in the at least one locking bar to engage with the corresponding locking hole.