CA1038920A - Locking system for cabinets - Google Patents
Locking system for cabinetsInfo
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- CA1038920A CA1038920A CA166,536A CA166536A CA1038920A CA 1038920 A CA1038920 A CA 1038920A CA 166536 A CA166536 A CA 166536A CA 1038920 A CA1038920 A CA 1038920A
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05B65/00—Locks or fastenings for special use
- E05B65/46—Locks or fastenings for special use for drawers
- E05B65/462—Locks or fastenings for special use for drawers for two or more drawers
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A locking system for the drawers of articles of furni-ture such as desks and filing cabinets having a lock-actuated rotatable, horizontal lock rod member which activates, through a single crank system, vertically movable locking bars at the side of the drawers. Locking studs are located on the locking bars which are engageable with brackets on the drawers. The rot-atable rod member engages with and actuates the locking bars upwardly and downwardly and the locking studs have enlarged heads thereon which prevent lateral movement of the sides of the drawer relative to the lock bar. The system is economically manufactured and of simple construction.
A locking system for the drawers of articles of furni-ture such as desks and filing cabinets having a lock-actuated rotatable, horizontal lock rod member which activates, through a single crank system, vertically movable locking bars at the side of the drawers. Locking studs are located on the locking bars which are engageable with brackets on the drawers. The rot-atable rod member engages with and actuates the locking bars upwardly and downwardly and the locking studs have enlarged heads thereon which prevent lateral movement of the sides of the drawer relative to the lock bar. The system is economically manufactured and of simple construction.
Description
The present invention relate~ to a locking ~y~tem for the drawer~ of articles of furniture and more particularly, to a gang locking system for filing cabinets having multiple drawers.
Various locking syRtems have been developed for sets of - ver~ically as~embled drawer6 found in articles of furn~ure such - as desks and filing cabine~s. It is advisable, of course, to arrange the locking sy~tem 80 that all the drawers can be locked shut by u~e of one lock and key. A number of ~ingle lock locking -systems have been devi~ed but mo~t of these have been quite com-plex and expenaive to manufacture.
In the United State~ Patent No. 2,793,927 to Reitzel a ~ingle lock multiple drawor locking mechani~m is de-cribed which utilizes a complex striker and lock dog mechanism wh~ch interact ~ ~ .
upon operation of the locking arrangement in the sy~tem. In the Bergman United State~ Patent No. 2,966,384, a vertical locking bar i~ disclosed which is actuated by a horizontally moving cam plate.
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A locking system for drawers located in furniture ~uch a~ de~Xs and filing cabinet~ has now been developed which is of simple construction and i8 guito economical to manufacture. A -horizontally arranged lock rod member is utilizod which is rotatod by a mo~bor locatod on the cylinder of the lock used.
Through a simply arranged crank ~ystem the lock rod member raises ; andlowers a lock bar located in the ~ides of the pieco of ., , ,, furniture and thi~ lock bar ha~ locking studs attached thereto which engage with lock brackets on the ide- of the drawor~ to prevent outward motion of the drawer.
It i~ an object of the present invention to provide a simply and economically constructed locking mechani~m for the drawers of filing cabinets and de~ks which can be operated to lock .. L
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: any number of vertically arranged drawers with ono lock.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description following taken in conjunction with : the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a per~pective view of an embodiment of the invention shown with several broken-away portions;
FIG. 2 i~ a sectional Yiew through line 2-2 of Fig. 1:
and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the locking - 10 mechanism of Fig. 1, ~hown blown apart and partially broken away.
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The pre~ent invention relates to a locking system for the drawers of articles of furniture such as filing cabinets and desks having one or more drawers slidable in drawer channel~. A
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horizontally arranged lock rod member is rotatably ~upported in , the idewalls of the drawer channels. A crank member is mounted on one end of the lock rod and a lock bar is vertically and slid- ~-ably mounted in one sidewall of the drawer channels. The crank on the horizontal lock rod member rotatably engages with the vertical lock bar and the lock cylinder on a lock engages with and rotate~
the lock rod member thereby rotating the crank and raising or lowering the lock bar. A locking stud attached to the lock bar engages with a lock bracket on the side of the drawer to prevent - outward motion of the drawer. Advantageously two vertical lock ~ -bars are used, one on each side of the drawer or drawers to be locked and the lock bars are actuated by cranks at each end of the - lock rod. The number of locking studs located on the lock bars depends of course, on the number of drawers located in vertically stacked configuration in a desk or file cabinet.
Referring specifically to Fig. 1 of the drawings, a three drawer filing cabinet 10 is shown in a perspective view with a drawer locking sy~tem embodying the invention installed therein.
It can be appreciated that the locking system can be used in - filing cabinets with only one drawer or with two or more drawers in vertically stacked configuration or it can be used for locking drawers of desks or other types of cabinetry.
The locking system illustrated in cabinet 10 attends to the simultaneous locking of three drawers 11, 12, 13 slidably located in drawer channels 14, 15, 16 respectively having sidewalls 17, 18. A horizontally ar~anged lock rod member 19 is rotatably .. -- 2 --.. .. .
: ' ,,, . . . , .. . ,. ~.' ' . ' '.. . ' - ' ':, ' ' ' , ' '-, ' . - ' .' . ' ~ ~ ' -' ' " .~,, supported in the sidewalls 17, 18. A lock 20 i8 located in the top of the cabinet 10 over the top drawer 11 and the lock 20 has - a lock cylinder 21 engaging with and rotating the lock rod 19 when the lock cylinder 21 is turned by operation of the lock 20.
A lock bar 22 is vertically and slidably mounted in the sidewall 17 and a crank member 23 is integrally mounted on the end of the lock rod 19, the crank member 23 being rotatably engaged with the lock bar 22 at the upper end thereof.
A lock bracket 24 i8 seen to be attached to each of the drawers 11, 12, 13, with the drawer 12 being shown partially opened to show its lock bracket 24 in plain view. At the same ti~e, a portion of sidewall 17 is broken away in Fig. 1 to better show the arrangement of the lock bar 22 in the sidewall 17.
Locking studs 25 are integrally attached to the lock bar 22 and are placed 80 as to be engageable with the lock brackets 24 upon vertical movement of the lock bar 22 (vertically downward in the ' embodiment of Fig. 1) by actuation of the lock cylinder 21 which rotates the lock rod member 19, thereby causing the crank member 23 to move downwardly.
; 20 ~ngagement of the locking stud~ 25 with the lock brackets .. 24 prevent~ outward motion of the drawers 11, 12, 13 from their closed po~itions.
In the embodiment of the invsntion shown in Fig. 1 locking of the filing cabinot drawers is provided on each side ~ thereof to obviously provide more security and prevent asy prying .-. :
; open of any drawer from what would be an unsecured side if only the vertical lock bar 22 were provided. However it can be seen that the ~ingle lock bar 22 in the locked position, would by it- ;
-j self prevent outward motion of the drawers 11, 12, 13 from their ' .
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10389zo closed position. Referring to Fig. 1, vertical lock bar 26 is located in the sidewall 18 and the horizontal lock rod 19 has a .
second crank member 27 integrally mounted on its other end, the crank member 27 being rotatably engaged with the lock bar 26 at its upper end. Furthe~more each of the drawers 11, 12, 13 has a lock bracket 28 attached thereto and the brackets 28 are put in locking engagement with locking studs 29, which are integrally ~
attached to the lock bar 26, when the lock bar 26 i8 moved down- ~ -wardly to the locking position, all of which arrangement is the 10 same as that associated with the sidewall 17.
In Fig. 1 a por~ion of the front of the drawer 11 is broken away to give a clear view of the locking stud 29 which engages with the locking bracket located on that drawer (but not ~ - ~
shown in Fig. 1). ~ -A detail view of the arrangement of the vertical lock bar 22 in the sidewall 17 is shown in Fig. 2, which i~ a sectional view through line 2-2 of Fig. 1. The lock bar 22 is advantageously .
slidably contained in a vertical channel member 30 (shown also in Fig. 1) which is contained in and attached to the s idewall 17.
The channel 30 has vertical slots 31 (only one being shown in Fig.
Various locking syRtems have been developed for sets of - ver~ically as~embled drawer6 found in articles of furn~ure such - as desks and filing cabine~s. It is advisable, of course, to arrange the locking sy~tem 80 that all the drawers can be locked shut by u~e of one lock and key. A number of ~ingle lock locking -systems have been devi~ed but mo~t of these have been quite com-plex and expenaive to manufacture.
In the United State~ Patent No. 2,793,927 to Reitzel a ~ingle lock multiple drawor locking mechani~m is de-cribed which utilizes a complex striker and lock dog mechanism wh~ch interact ~ ~ .
upon operation of the locking arrangement in the sy~tem. In the Bergman United State~ Patent No. 2,966,384, a vertical locking bar i~ disclosed which is actuated by a horizontally moving cam plate.
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A locking system for drawers located in furniture ~uch a~ de~Xs and filing cabinet~ has now been developed which is of simple construction and i8 guito economical to manufacture. A -horizontally arranged lock rod member is utilizod which is rotatod by a mo~bor locatod on the cylinder of the lock used.
Through a simply arranged crank ~ystem the lock rod member raises ; andlowers a lock bar located in the ~ides of the pieco of ., , ,, furniture and thi~ lock bar ha~ locking studs attached thereto which engage with lock brackets on the ide- of the drawor~ to prevent outward motion of the drawer.
It i~ an object of the present invention to provide a simply and economically constructed locking mechani~m for the drawers of filing cabinets and de~ks which can be operated to lock .. L
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: any number of vertically arranged drawers with ono lock.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description following taken in conjunction with : the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a per~pective view of an embodiment of the invention shown with several broken-away portions;
FIG. 2 i~ a sectional Yiew through line 2-2 of Fig. 1:
and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the locking - 10 mechanism of Fig. 1, ~hown blown apart and partially broken away.
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The pre~ent invention relates to a locking system for the drawers of articles of furniture such as filing cabinets and desks having one or more drawers slidable in drawer channel~. A
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horizontally arranged lock rod member is rotatably ~upported in , the idewalls of the drawer channels. A crank member is mounted on one end of the lock rod and a lock bar is vertically and slid- ~-ably mounted in one sidewall of the drawer channels. The crank on the horizontal lock rod member rotatably engages with the vertical lock bar and the lock cylinder on a lock engages with and rotate~
the lock rod member thereby rotating the crank and raising or lowering the lock bar. A locking stud attached to the lock bar engages with a lock bracket on the side of the drawer to prevent - outward motion of the drawer. Advantageously two vertical lock ~ -bars are used, one on each side of the drawer or drawers to be locked and the lock bars are actuated by cranks at each end of the - lock rod. The number of locking studs located on the lock bars depends of course, on the number of drawers located in vertically stacked configuration in a desk or file cabinet.
Referring specifically to Fig. 1 of the drawings, a three drawer filing cabinet 10 is shown in a perspective view with a drawer locking sy~tem embodying the invention installed therein.
It can be appreciated that the locking system can be used in - filing cabinets with only one drawer or with two or more drawers in vertically stacked configuration or it can be used for locking drawers of desks or other types of cabinetry.
The locking system illustrated in cabinet 10 attends to the simultaneous locking of three drawers 11, 12, 13 slidably located in drawer channels 14, 15, 16 respectively having sidewalls 17, 18. A horizontally ar~anged lock rod member 19 is rotatably .. -- 2 --.. .. .
: ' ,,, . . . , .. . ,. ~.' ' . ' '.. . ' - ' ':, ' ' ' , ' '-, ' . - ' .' . ' ~ ~ ' -' ' " .~,, supported in the sidewalls 17, 18. A lock 20 i8 located in the top of the cabinet 10 over the top drawer 11 and the lock 20 has - a lock cylinder 21 engaging with and rotating the lock rod 19 when the lock cylinder 21 is turned by operation of the lock 20.
A lock bar 22 is vertically and slidably mounted in the sidewall 17 and a crank member 23 is integrally mounted on the end of the lock rod 19, the crank member 23 being rotatably engaged with the lock bar 22 at the upper end thereof.
A lock bracket 24 i8 seen to be attached to each of the drawers 11, 12, 13, with the drawer 12 being shown partially opened to show its lock bracket 24 in plain view. At the same ti~e, a portion of sidewall 17 is broken away in Fig. 1 to better show the arrangement of the lock bar 22 in the sidewall 17.
Locking studs 25 are integrally attached to the lock bar 22 and are placed 80 as to be engageable with the lock brackets 24 upon vertical movement of the lock bar 22 (vertically downward in the ' embodiment of Fig. 1) by actuation of the lock cylinder 21 which rotates the lock rod member 19, thereby causing the crank member 23 to move downwardly.
; 20 ~ngagement of the locking stud~ 25 with the lock brackets .. 24 prevent~ outward motion of the drawers 11, 12, 13 from their closed po~itions.
In the embodiment of the invsntion shown in Fig. 1 locking of the filing cabinot drawers is provided on each side ~ thereof to obviously provide more security and prevent asy prying .-. :
; open of any drawer from what would be an unsecured side if only the vertical lock bar 22 were provided. However it can be seen that the ~ingle lock bar 22 in the locked position, would by it- ;
-j self prevent outward motion of the drawers 11, 12, 13 from their ' .
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10389zo closed position. Referring to Fig. 1, vertical lock bar 26 is located in the sidewall 18 and the horizontal lock rod 19 has a .
second crank member 27 integrally mounted on its other end, the crank member 27 being rotatably engaged with the lock bar 26 at its upper end. Furthe~more each of the drawers 11, 12, 13 has a lock bracket 28 attached thereto and the brackets 28 are put in locking engagement with locking studs 29, which are integrally ~
attached to the lock bar 26, when the lock bar 26 i8 moved down- ~ -wardly to the locking position, all of which arrangement is the 10 same as that associated with the sidewall 17.
In Fig. 1 a por~ion of the front of the drawer 11 is broken away to give a clear view of the locking stud 29 which engages with the locking bracket located on that drawer (but not ~ - ~
shown in Fig. 1). ~ -A detail view of the arrangement of the vertical lock bar 22 in the sidewall 17 is shown in Fig. 2, which i~ a sectional view through line 2-2 of Fig. 1. The lock bar 22 is advantageously .
slidably contained in a vertical channel member 30 (shown also in Fig. 1) which is contained in and attached to the s idewall 17.
The channel 30 has vertical slots 31 (only one being shown in Fig.
2) through which the locking studs 25 project. Shoulder portion 32 on each of the studs 25 outside the channel 30 holds the lock bar 22 cloBe to the wall of the channel 30 and provides for even movement of the studs 25 up and down in the slots 31 and of the lock bar 22 inside the channel 30. Attachment of the locking c bracket 24 to the drawer 12 is clearly ~hown in Fig. 2 and the locking stud 25 is shown in locking position seated in receiving slot 33 in the bracket 24. The stud 25 i8 shown as being attached to the lock bar 22 by way of screw portion 34 and is easily .- . :
~038920 attached to and removed from the bar 22 by U8 ing a ~crewdriver on slotted head portion 35.
The head portion 35 is seen to have a greater width than the width of the receiving slot 33, thereby preventing substantial lateral movement of the side of the drawer 12.
The locking Qystem of the invention is seen to be made tamper-proof by inwardly projecting shoulder portion 36 of the channel 30 which blocks direct access to the locking bracket 24 or the locking studs 25.
The opposite lock bar 26 is seen in viewing Fig. 1, to be contained in the same fashion in a channel member 37 having vertical slots 38 therein (one being shown through the broken-away portion of the drawer 11) through which the locking studs 29 pro-ject and in which they move vertically. Receiving slots 39 for the locking ~tuds 29 in the locking brackets 28 are also shown in Fig. 1.
In Fig. 3 an enlarged exploded view in perspective of the upper portion of the locking system embodied in Fig. 1 i8 shown.
Tho lock rod 19 is shown to be of cylindrical configuration with 20 axle members 40 (only one being shown) at each end thersof. The axle member6 40 are rotatably supported in the sidewalls 17, 18 ~uch a~ in plate member 41 attached to the channel member 30. The lock rod 19 is shown as having a bracket portion 42 centrally located thereon with a slotted portion 43 therein and the lock cylinder 21 ha~ an actuating pin 44 outwardly projecting therefrom, the pin 44 being ~lidably engaged with the slotted portion 43. The crank member 23 has a pin 45 outwardly projecting therefrom and the lock bar 22 has a slot 46 therein, the crank pin 45 being engaged with and rotatable in the lock bar slot 46. The arrange-1~389zo ment with the crank member 27 and the lock bar 26 is the same onthe other 5 ide of the cabinet 10.
In order to prevent disengagement of the lock bar 22 from the crank pin 45, a bulged portion 47 at the top of the lock bar 13 near the crank member 23 is provided which prevents the lock bar 13 from being sprung outwardly. A similar bulged portion 48 is shown in the other lock bar 26 and these bulged portions 47, 48 are clearly shown in hidden outline in Fig. 1.
Operation of the locking system of the invention can ea ily be followed with reference to Fig. 3. Upon insertion of a key in the lock 20 the lock cylinder 21 is turned, thereby swinging the actuating pin 44 downwardly. The pin 44 alides along the slot 43 and at the same time rotates the rod 19 so as to swing the crank pin 45 downwardly. ~he crank pin 45 slide~ backwardly in the slot 46 and at the same time forces the lock bar 22 downwardly. The downward motion of the lock bar 22 re~ults in engagement of the locking studs 25(see Fig. 1) with the slots 33 in the lock bracket~ -~
24 of the drawers 11, 12, 13, thereby locking the drawers in place.
A similar action occurs in the sy~tem on the other sides of tho drawers. Unlocking of the lock turns the actuating pin 44 up- -wardly and reverses the proces~, thereby releasing the drawers.
It can be appreciated that the rotatable lock rod 19 could be located at tho bottom of the cabinets below all the drawer~ or between two drawer~, if dosired, raising and lowering the lock bars 22, 26 in a ~imilar manner. Furthermoro, the horizontal lock rod could be extended across two or more vertical sets of drawers with vertical lock bar~ being actuated by the rod on the R ides of each of ~he set~ of drawer~.
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~038920 attached to and removed from the bar 22 by U8 ing a ~crewdriver on slotted head portion 35.
The head portion 35 is seen to have a greater width than the width of the receiving slot 33, thereby preventing substantial lateral movement of the side of the drawer 12.
The locking Qystem of the invention is seen to be made tamper-proof by inwardly projecting shoulder portion 36 of the channel 30 which blocks direct access to the locking bracket 24 or the locking studs 25.
The opposite lock bar 26 is seen in viewing Fig. 1, to be contained in the same fashion in a channel member 37 having vertical slots 38 therein (one being shown through the broken-away portion of the drawer 11) through which the locking studs 29 pro-ject and in which they move vertically. Receiving slots 39 for the locking ~tuds 29 in the locking brackets 28 are also shown in Fig. 1.
In Fig. 3 an enlarged exploded view in perspective of the upper portion of the locking system embodied in Fig. 1 i8 shown.
Tho lock rod 19 is shown to be of cylindrical configuration with 20 axle members 40 (only one being shown) at each end thersof. The axle member6 40 are rotatably supported in the sidewalls 17, 18 ~uch a~ in plate member 41 attached to the channel member 30. The lock rod 19 is shown as having a bracket portion 42 centrally located thereon with a slotted portion 43 therein and the lock cylinder 21 ha~ an actuating pin 44 outwardly projecting therefrom, the pin 44 being ~lidably engaged with the slotted portion 43. The crank member 23 has a pin 45 outwardly projecting therefrom and the lock bar 22 has a slot 46 therein, the crank pin 45 being engaged with and rotatable in the lock bar slot 46. The arrange-1~389zo ment with the crank member 27 and the lock bar 26 is the same onthe other 5 ide of the cabinet 10.
In order to prevent disengagement of the lock bar 22 from the crank pin 45, a bulged portion 47 at the top of the lock bar 13 near the crank member 23 is provided which prevents the lock bar 13 from being sprung outwardly. A similar bulged portion 48 is shown in the other lock bar 26 and these bulged portions 47, 48 are clearly shown in hidden outline in Fig. 1.
Operation of the locking system of the invention can ea ily be followed with reference to Fig. 3. Upon insertion of a key in the lock 20 the lock cylinder 21 is turned, thereby swinging the actuating pin 44 downwardly. The pin 44 alides along the slot 43 and at the same time rotates the rod 19 so as to swing the crank pin 45 downwardly. ~he crank pin 45 slide~ backwardly in the slot 46 and at the same time forces the lock bar 22 downwardly. The downward motion of the lock bar 22 re~ults in engagement of the locking studs 25(see Fig. 1) with the slots 33 in the lock bracket~ -~
24 of the drawers 11, 12, 13, thereby locking the drawers in place.
A similar action occurs in the sy~tem on the other sides of tho drawers. Unlocking of the lock turns the actuating pin 44 up- -wardly and reverses the proces~, thereby releasing the drawers.
It can be appreciated that the rotatable lock rod 19 could be located at tho bottom of the cabinets below all the drawer~ or between two drawer~, if dosired, raising and lowering the lock bars 22, 26 in a ~imilar manner. Furthermoro, the horizontal lock rod could be extended across two or more vertical sets of drawers with vertical lock bar~ being actuated by the rod on the R ides of each of ~he set~ of drawer~.
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Claims (13)
1. A locking system for drawers of articles of furniture having at least one drawer channel with sidewalls and a drawer slidable therein comprising a horizontally arranged lock rod member having axle members at each end rotatably supported in the sidewalls and having a longitudinally slotter portion outwardly of the axis thereof, a lock having a lock cylinder provided with an actuating pin engaging with said lock rod member slotted portion to rotate the lock rod member, at least one lock bar vertically and slidably mounted in one of the sidewalls and having a slot therein, a crank member mounted on said lock rod member and having a pin thereon outwardly projecting therefrom, the pin of said crank member being engaged with and rotatable in the slot of said vertical lock bar, a lock bracket attached to the drawer inwardly of said lock bar and spaced from the side of the drawer and having a vertically facing receiving slot therein and a locking stud attached to the vertical lock bar, said locking stud being engageable in the receiving slot of said bracket upon vertical movement of the lock bar to prevent outward motion of said drawer from its closed position and said stud having a head thereon spaced from said lock bar and having a greater width than the width of the bracket slot and movable between the bracket and drawer to prevent substantial lateral movement of the side of the drawer relative to said lock bar.
2. A locking system as defined in Claim 1 having two vertical lock bars one in each sidewall, two lock brackets, one on each side of the drawer, a locking stud on each vertical lock bar engageable with each said bracket and wherein the lock rod member has two crank members, one on each end, and each crank member rotatably engages with a vertical lock bar.
3. A locking system as defined in Claim 2 for an article of furniture having more than one drawer in vertically stacked configuration, each said drawer having a lock bracket on each side and each vertical lock bar having a locking stud for each bracket.
4. A locking system as defined in Claim 3 wherein the article of furniture is a filing cabinet.
5. A locking system as defined in Claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein the lock rod member is of cylindrical configuration.
6. A locking system as defined in Claims 2, 3 or 4 wherein the sidewalls have vertical channel members attached thereto, the vertical lock bars being contained and sliding therein, said channel members having vertical slots therein through which the locking studs project.
7. A locking system as dined in Claims 1, 3 or 4 wherein each vertical lock bar has a bulge therein the area of the crank member and pin thereon to prevent disengagement of the lock bar and crank.
8. In an article of furniture having a drawer slidably disposed in a housing in which a locking bar slides to enable a striker on the bar to engage the drawer upon travel of the locking bar in one direction to prevent the drawer from sliding, the locking bar being attached eccentrically to a rotating shaft, a locking mechanism comprising, key controlled means, an engaging member on said key controlled means, and an eccentric member having a recess therein, said eccentric member generally parallel and affixed to the rotating shaft to rotate the shaft upon rotation of said engaging member on said key controlled means within the recess in said eccentric member to thereby slide the locking bar and lock the drawer.
9. The combination defined in Claim 8 wherein said eccentric member includes a crank having an offset portion.
10. The combination defined in Claim 9 wherein the recess in said eccentric member is located in said offset portion of said crank.
11. The combination defined in Claim 8 wherein said recess is elongate in a direction paralleling the rotation shaft to enable said engaging member to slide in said recess causing movement of said eccentric member.
12. The combination defined in Claim 8 wherein said key controlled means includes a lock with a tumbler assembly upon which said engaging member is eccentrically mounted.
13. The combination defined in Claim 8 wherein said eccentric member includes mating surfaces within the recess therein for contacting said engaging member in a deadlock manner when said eccentric member is in the locked or unlocked position.
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