Patent ID: 6997527

Claim:
A drawer locking structure comprising: a) a cabinet body being a rectangular body having a cabinet rear board, two cabinet side boards, an cabinet upper board, a cabinet lower board, and a cabinet front opening; b) a drawer being a rectangular body having a drawer front board, a drawer rear board, two drawer side boards, a drawer lower board, and an upper opening, the drawer being slidable connected to the cabinet body and movable between a first position within the cabinet front opening and a second position extending outwardly from the cabinet front opening; and c) a lock device movable between locked and unlocked positions and having: i) a shift body pivotally connected to the drawer front board at a middle portion thereof and having a driving section located on an interior of the upper opening and a force application section located on an exterior of the drawer and protruding outwardly from the drawer front board; ii) a stopper body located on an exterior of one of the two drawer side boards; and iii) a resilient body having a first connecting section connected to a first of the two cabinet side boards and an engaging section selectively engaging the stopper body, the resilient body having a U-shaped cross-section, wherein, when the lock device is in the locked position, the force application section is pivoted downwardly pivoting the driving section upwardly and releasing the engaging section to resiliently move upwardly, the engaging section engaging the stopper body and locking the drawer in the first position, and, when the lock device is in the unlocked position, the force application section is pivoted upwardly pivoting the driving section downwardly and pressing the engaging section downwardly, the engaging section is separated from the stopper body and the drawer is slidable between the first and the second positions.