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A frontal latch handle assembly for operating a drawer of a cabinet. The latch handle assembly has a handle member and a mounting arrangement for movably mounting the handle member on a front panel of the drawer so that the handle member is movable between first and second positions. The assembly is

A frontal latch handle assembly for operating a drawer of a cabinet. The latch handle assembly has a handle member and a mounting arrangement for movably mounting the handle member on a front panel of the drawer so that the handle member is movable between first and second positions. The assembly is provided with a latching arrangement having a block member mountable on the front panel of the drawer and a latch member movable with respect to the block member between a lock position wherein opening of the drawer is prevented by engaging the latch member with the cabinet, and an unlock position wherein the opening of the drawer is allowed. A mechanism responsive to movement of the handle member is provided for moving the latch member between the lock and unlock positions.

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1. A frontal latch handle assembly for operating a drawer of a cabinet, the drawer having a front panel, comprising:a handle member; a means for movably mounting the handle member on the front panel of the drawer so that the handle member is movable between first and second positions; a latching arr

1. A frontal latch handle assembly for operating a drawer of a cabinet, the drawer having a front panel, comprising:a handle member; a means for movably mounting the handle member on the front panel of the drawer so that the handle member is movable between first and second positions; a latching arrangement having a block member mountable on the front panel and a latch member movable with respect to the block member between a lock position wherein opening of the drawer is prevented by engaging the latch member with the cabinet, and an unlock position wherein the opening of the drawer is allowed; and a means responsive to movement of the handle member for moving the latch member between the lock and unlock positions, the means for movably mounting comprises a pivotal arrangement mountable on the front panel of the drawer and supporting the handle member so that the handle member is pivotable between the first and second positions. 2. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the pivotal arrangement comprises a pivot member having a front side to which the handle member is pivotally connected, and a rear side provided with a mounting element for attachment to the front panel of the drawer.3. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 2, wherein the pivot member and the handle member respectively comprise first and second extrusions, the first extrusion having an upper longitudinal cylindrical cavity, the second extrusion having a rear cylindrical end fitted into the cylindrical joint cavity so that some degree of pivotal motion about a pivot axis is possible between the first and second extrusions, the degree of pivotal motion determining the first and second positions of the handle member.4. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 2, wherein the pivot member and the handle member respectively comprise first and second extrusions, the first extrusion having a longitudinal cylindrical pivot element, the second extrusion having a rear longitudinal cylindrical socket pivoting on the cylindrical pivot member so that some degree of pivotal motion about a pivot axis is possible between the first and second extrusions, the degree of pivotal motion determining the first and second positions of the handle member.5. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 2, wherein the mounting element comprises a longitudinal rearward slot having opposite inner thread elements.6. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 1, wherein:the block member guides the latch member along a linear travelling course between the lock and unlock positions; and the means responsive to movement comprises a rotary cam coupled to the handle member and engaging with the latch member so that the latch member is pulled along the travelling course toward the unlock position by a rotation of the rotary cam resulting from a swivelling of the handle member from the first position to the second position. 7. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 6, wherein the means responsive to movement comprises a spring urging the latch member along the travelling course toward the lock position.8. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 6, wherein:the means responsive to movement comprises a coupling block mounted at an end of the handle member and having an outwardly projecting abutment member directed toward the block member of the latching arrangement and in alignment with the latch member when the latch member is in lock position; the latch member has an end provided with a projecting shoulder; and the rotary cam has an end pressing sideways against the abutment member of the coupling block, an opposite end hooking the shoulder of the latch member, and a rotation axis extending on a side of the travelling course. 9. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 6, wherein:the means responsive to movement comprises a coupling member projecting from a lower end of the handle member behind the handle member, and having an outwardly projecting shoulder directed toward the block member of the latching arrangement; the latch member has an end provided with a projecting shoulder; and the rotary cam has an end pressing sideways against the shoulder of the coupling member, an opposite end hooking the shoulder of the latch member, and a rotation axis extending on a side of the travelling course. 10. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 9, wherein the block member rotatively supports the rotary cam.11. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 9, wherein the means responsive to movement comprises a spring extending in the block member and urging the latch member along the travelling course toward the lock position.12. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 8, wherein:the coupling block and the handle member have facing sides provided with complementary sets of pins and sockets spaced from one another so that the coupling block is affixed to the handle member by engagement of the pins in the sockets; the coupling block and the block member have facing sides provided with a set of complementary pin and socket extending in alignment with the pivot axis of the handle member so that the coupling block is pivotally mounted on the block member by engagement of the pin in the socket; and the coupling block, the handle member and the block member have profiles matching one another. 13. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 1, wherein:the block member guides the latch member along a linear travelling course between the lock and unlock positions; and the means responsive to movement comprises a pin member projecting rearward from the latch member, and a track element coupled to the handle member and slideably guiding the pin member so that the latch member is pulled along the travelling course toward the unlock position by the pin sliding on the track resulting from a swivelling of the handle member from the first position to the second position. 14. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 13, wherein:the pin member has a terminal head; and the means responsive to movement comprises a coupling block mounted at an end of the handle member, the track element being provided by an open channel transversely sinking into the coupling block and guiding the head of the pin member selectively closer to and away from the block member depending on a direction of the swivelling of the handle member. 15. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 14, wherein:the pin member projects on a side of the latch member; and the coupling block, the handle member and the block member have profiles matching one another. 16. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the block member has a back side having a longitudinal slot slideably guiding the latch member along a linear travelling course between the lock and unlock positions.17. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the handle member has an elongated shape providing a corresponding hand operating surface.18. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 17, wherein the handle member has a length substantially corresponding to a width of the front panel minus a width of a portion of the block member extending on a side of the handle member so that, when the frontal latch handle assembly is mounted onto the front panel, the block member extends in longitudinal alignment with the handle member and substantially flush with a side edge of the front panel with the latch member projecting beyond the side edge when in the lock position and with the latch member being slid in the block member when in the unlock position.19. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 18, wherein the latch member has an exposed leading bevelled edge engaging with the cabinet when the drawer is closed.20. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 19, wherein:the handle member has first and second opposite ends; and the means for moveably mounting comprises a mounting block mountable on the front panel and pivotally receiving the first end of the handle member, the block member of the latching arrangement pivotally receiving the second end of the handle member. 21. The frontal latch handle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the block member of the latching arrangement comprises a key lock controlling the opening of the drawer.