Title: Drawer locking mechanism

Abstract: A locking mechanism for drawers in an article of furniture includes a unitary lock transfer rod fully disposed within the furniture top and provided with a plurality of axially spaced crank portions. Only those crank portions associated with drawer columns are attached to individual vertical lock bars each having one or more resilient lock dogs thereon whereby, subsequent arcuate displacement of any one of the crank portions is translated as a concurrent displacement of all crank portions and the attached lock bars to move the lock dogs into and out of engagement with striker means carried by the drawers.

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Inventors: Breckner, Gerald (McDonald, OH, US)
Donahue, Charles R. (Youngstown, OH, US)
Hage, C. Herbert (Youngstown, OH, US)
Williams, Philip J. (Youngstown, OH, US)

Application Number: 548920
Filing Date: 1975-02-11
Publication_date: 1976-08-24
Assignee: GF Business Equipment, Inc. (Youngstown, OH)
Primary Class(es): 312/219 70/85, 292/DIG14
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US Patent Ref:

691756	Jan, 1902	Flesher	292/DIG.
1178724	Apr, 1916	Hunter	70/85.
1606178	Nov, 1926	Rand et al.	312/219.
2202088	May, 1940	Clark	312/219.
2793927	May, 1957	Reitzel	312/219.
3331644	Jul, 1967	Kafferlin	312/216.
3764190	Oct, 1973	Anderson	312/219.
3774985	Nov, 1973	Chovanec et al.	312/217.

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Primary Examiner: Gilliam, Paul R.
Assistant Examiner: Pietruszka, C. F.
Attorney: Groff, Jr.; Emory L.