Patent ID: 6722749
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
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 a fully open position extending a maximum distance from the housing; a ramp associated with the first drawer; a first follower associated with the first drawer and adapted to contact and slide along the ramp; and a first blocking device coupled to one of the ramp and the follower and associated with the second drawer; wherein the ramp, the first follower and the first blocking device all cooperate such that as the first drawer moves from the closed position toward the fully open position, the first follower contacts and slides along the ramp, for moving the first blocking device into a blocked position that interferes with the second drawer when the second drawer is in a predetermined partially open position, thereby preventing the second drawer from moving to the fully open position while still providing access to the second drawer.