Patent ID: 6866312

Claim:
A shock-actuated lock comprising: a) a ramp, said ramp having an upper portion and a lower portion, and further wherein the upper portion being in a horizontal plane and further wherein the lower portion being in a vertical plane, said lower portion also having a bottom, said ramp being positioned adjacent to a movable object; b) a ball, movably installed on said ramp, said ball having a quantity of a ferrous material therein; c) a means for retaining said ball in said upper portion of said ramp, said means for retaining having a threshold of motion, below which said ball is held motionless in said upper portion of said ramp and, above which said ball becomes free to move in said ramp; d) a means for retaining said ball at the bottom of said lower portion of said ramp; and e) a magnet, secured to a cabinet door and being positioned in alignment with the bottom of said lower portion of said ramp, such that when the ball is held at the bottom of said lower portion of said ramp, the magnet is attracted to said ball by an attractive force, such that the cabinet door is held closed.