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A child-proof cabinet latch having a base mounted on an inaccessible inwardly facing surface of a closure panel and a restraining member that is slidable in a guide channel defined by the base. The restraining member is movable between a first position in which an abutment surface is engageable with

A child-proof cabinet latch having a base mounted on an inaccessible inwardly facing surface of a closure panel and a restraining member that is slidable in a guide channel defined by the base. The restraining member is movable between a first position in which an abutment surface is engageable with the cabinet frame to permit only limited opening movement of the panel and a second position in which the abutment surface is not engageable with the frame to permit unlimited opening movement. A spring biases the restraining member toward its first position, the spring force being such that it can be overcome by an adult but not a small child.

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A child-proof cabinet latch comprising: a base adapted to be mounted on the inwardly facing surface of an openable cabinet closure panel where it is inaccessible when said closure member is in a fully closed position, said base defining a guide channel; a restraining member with an abutment surface

A child-proof cabinet latch comprising: a base adapted to be mounted on the inwardly facing surface of an openable cabinet closure panel where it is inaccessible when said closure member is in a fully closed position, said base defining a guide channel; a restraining member with an abutment surface thereon having a first position in which said abutment surface is disengaged when said closure member is fully closed but is engageable with a portion of said cabinet to limit opening movement of said closure panel and a second position in which said abutment surface is not engageable with said portion and permits unlimited opening movement of said closure panel, said restraining member having a slide portion reciprocably confined within said guide channel as said restraining member moves between said first and second positions and an arm that extends away from said slide portion, said arm having a cam surface means thereon for moving said restraining member from said first position to said second position upon movement of said closure panel from an open position to a closed position; and spring means disposed between said base and said restraining member for resiliently biasing said restraining member toward said first position and for urging said restraining member away from a portion of said base, the force of said spring being great enough to prevent movement of said restraining member by a small child but small enough to permit movement of said restraining member by an adult.