Patent ID: 10154604

Abstract:
A mechanical assembly in a drawer may include a handle rotationally coupled to a cover and configured to rotate between a closed position and an open position relative to the cover. The mechanical assembly may also include a spring latch mechanically coupled to the cover and having a spring force for maintaining the spring latch in a biased position in the absence of mechanical force opposing the spring force, the spring latch having its most significant dimension in a direction perpendicular to a direction of translation of the drawer when the drawer is inserted and removed from a corresponding chassis. The mechanical assembly may further include a cam mechanically coupled to the handle and responsive to rotational motion of the handle such that in the closed position of the handle, the spring latch is in its biased position, and as the handle is rotated between the closed position and the open position, the cam causes the spring latch to deflect from its biased position in a direction perpendicular to the direction of translation.