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A one-piece plastic drawer safety latch for preventing unwanted opening of drawers or the like includes a mounting section mounted to an exterior of the drawer and a latching section which normally projects forwardly toward a front of the drawer and outwardly at an angle relative thereto. The latchi

A one-piece plastic drawer safety latch for preventing unwanted opening of drawers or the like includes a mounting section mounted to an exterior of the drawer and a latching section which normally projects forwardly toward a front of the drawer and outwardly at an angle relative thereto. The latching section includes a forward facing step which abuts against an opposing surface of a cabinet front wall to prevent complete opening of the drawer. The latching section includes a finger tab which projects out of the cabinet housing when the drawer is partially open such that a user can manually press the latch section inwardly to disengage the step from the cabinet frame and permit complete opening of the drawer.

대표청구항 ▼

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] In a cabinet housing having a cabinet wall which has a forward facing surface, at least one opening formed through said cabinet wall, and a cabinet component slidably received thro

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] In a cabinet housing having a cabinet wall which has a forward facing surface, at least one opening formed through said cabinet wall, and a cabinet component slidably received through said opening, said cabinet component and said cabinet housing including support means for slidably supporting said cabinet component in said cabinet housing so as to be slidable between an open position extending outwardly of said cabinet wall and a closed position disposed substantially within an interior of said cabinet housing, comprising the improvement wherein said cabinet component includes spaced apart side walls and a bottom wall which define exterior surfaces of said cabinet component and a front wall which extends between said side walls, said cabinet housing including an edge member disposed adjacent to one of said exterior surfaces, latch means being mounted to said one exterior surface proximate said front wall for releasably engaging said edge member to prevent opening of said cabinet component past a partially open position, said cabinet component being movable from said closed position to said partially open position a distance which is a small fraction of the distance between the open and closed positions, said latch means having a rear latch section connected to said exterior surface and a front latch section which extends outwardly and forwardly away from said rear latch section and is hingedly connected to said rear latch section so as to be movable inwardly from an engagement position to a disengagement position, said front latch section including a forward facing engagement surface which engages said edge member when in said engagement position to prevent said opening of said cabinet component past said partially open position, said latch means further including a release member which extends forwardly from said engagement surface, said front latch section and said release member being spaced outwardly away from said rear latch section, said release member being disposed rearwardly of said front wall and extending forwardly past said edge member when said cabinet component is in said partially open position so as to be accessible between said cabinet housing and said front wall from an exterior thereof to permit manual movement of said front latch section to said disengagement position to disengage said latching means from said edge member and permit sliding of said cabinet component to said open position.