IP Library Granted Patent US 9,388,609
Granted Patent B2
US 9,388,609 · App. 14/756,542 · Granted Jul 12, 2016

Drawer latch assembly and toolbox assembly

Inventors: Larry Mitchell Grela (Plainfield, IL); Edwin Dizon Manalang (Burbank, IL)
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Patent No.
US 9,388,609
App. No.
14/756,542
Granted
Jul 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A container 10 having one of several latch assemblies, such as latch assembly 1300 , which respectively reduce the likelihood that a drawer, such as drawer 902 will undesirably and/or inadvertently move to an open position.

Claims (1)

1. A drawer latch assembly which may be selectively moved from a first closed position to be a second open position and for use with a drawer having a face, said drawer latch assembly comprising a handle having a curved grasping portion and an opposed groove; a first member having a curved portion which protrudes through said face; a second member having a rounded front portion which selectively and movably resides within said opposed groove of said handle, a back portion having a back groove which movably receives said curved portion of said first member, and a lever portion which extends from said back groove in a direction away from said rounded front portion and which abuts said curved portion of said first member when said curved portion of said first member is selectively received within said back groove; a clip which is selectively and removably coupled to said first and second members; and a spring which couples said first member to said second member, effective to biasingly align said second member with said first member while allowing selective movement of said second member with respect to said first member during which said drawer latch assembly is selectively moved from said first closed position to said second open position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2016
From: MANALANG, EDWIN DIZON
To: GRELA, LARRY MITCHELL
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Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 14544433 · Jan 6, 2015
Continuation In Part 13998268 · Oct 17, 2013
Related Publication 20160002962A1 · Jan 7, 2016