Patent ID: 7677680

Claim:
A drawer latch mechanism for securing a drawer to a lock hole of a drawer shelf, the drawer latch mechanism comprising: a latch member comprising: a front portion disposed in contact with a front edge of the drawer; an extension portion connected to the front portion and extending along a lateral edge of the drawer; a latch end being bent from the extension portion to be inserted into the lock hole of the drawer shelf; and two slots formed at one end of the front portion; a resilient recovery unit disposed on the front portion and the front edge of the drawer to provide a recovery force to the latch member; a first horizontally positioning unit disposed on the front portion and the front edge of the drawer to limit the latch member to slide back and forth along the front edge of the drawer; a second horizontally positioning unit disposed on the extension portion and the lateral edge of the drawer to further limit the latch member to slide back and forth along the front edge of the drawer; and a swivel member pivotally connected with the front edge of the drawer and coupled with the two slots to drive the latch member against the recovery force so as to pull the latch end out of the lock hole of the drawer shelf.