Patent ID: 8419080

Claim:
A drawer safety latch for a drawer having at least one drawer side structure, said drawer safety latch comprising: a first mounting portion having comprising a first surface installable, in a first orientation, to engage and to be secured to at least a portion of at least one top surface of one drawer side structure; a bracing extension comprising a one second surface extending at an angle from said at least one first surface of said mounting portion, operable, in said first orientation, to abut at least one exterior surface of the drawer side structure; a flexible portion extending forwardly from said bracing extension; an obstructing portion extending forwardly from said flexible portion, biased outwardly from the drawer, operable to engage at least one environmental obstacle, and comprising at least one panel oriented in a plane at said angle to said bracing extension; and a releasing portion extending forwardly from said at least one panel and operable to release said obstructing portion; wherein said drawer latch is operable to be installed in one of said first orientation and a second orientation, wherein, in said second orientation, said second surface is installable to engage and to be secured to the at least one top surface of the drawer side structure and said first surface is operable to abut the at least one interior surface of the drawer side structure.