Patent ID: 7077488
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A drawer closing mechanism comprising: a rack mountable in a fixed position with respect to a drawer and comprising a plurality of teeth; a drive gear mountable to a furniture frame member or a fixed drawer slide member and comprising a plurality of teeth for engaging the teeth on the rack; a spring with two ends, one end fixedly attached to said drive gear and rotatable therewith and the opposite end fixed; wherein as the drawer is pulled open, the teeth on the drive gear engage the teeth on the rack and rotate the drive gear, and as the drive gear rotates, the spring is wound and potential energy is stored in the tension therein; and stop means for retaining the drawer in an open position, wherein the stop means comprises a roller housed in a case comprising two chambers, in the first chamber the roller is allowed to rotate freely thereby allowing opening of the drawer, in the second chamber the roller is prevented from rotating thereby retaining the drawer in the open position, and said roller is moveable between the two chambers by exerting a force on the drawer.