Drawer fastening device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6409290
  • Patent Number
    6,409,290
  • Date Filed
    Monday, February 12, 2001
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, June 25, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Cuomo; Peter M.
    • Fisher; Michael J.
    Agents
    • Kamrath; Alan
    • Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, LLP
Abstract
A drawer fastening device is disposed on a drawer. The drawer fastening device has a lock device, a connection plate, a slide plate, a plurality of hooking plates, a plurality of pivot pins, and a positioning frame. The positioning frame has a plurality of slide slots and a plurality of enlarged holes. The slide plate has an upper end groove and a plurality of through holes. Each hooking plate has an upper distal hook and a lower blocking bar. Each pivot pin fastens the positioning frame, the hooking plate and the slide plate together. The lock device has a positioning seat, a driven plate connected to the positioning seat, and a mount connected to the driven plate. The connection plate is fastened in the mount pivotally and the connection plate is connected to the driven plate. The slide plate is connected to the connection plate.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a drawer fastening device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a drawer fastening device which can lock a drawer even if the drawer is not closed.




Referring to

FIG. 1

, a conventional drawer fastening device is disposed on a drawer


1


. The conventional drawer fastening device has a lock device


2


and a core device


21


engaging with the lock device


2


. The drawer


1


has a blocking bar


11


. A slide plate


22


has a stop plate


222


and an oblong slot


221


to receive the core device


21


. When the drawer


1


is closed and locked, the blocking bar


11


blocks the stop plate


222


. However, the drawer


1


cannot be locked if the drawer


1


is not closed.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




An object of the present invention is to provide a drawer fastening device which can lock a drawer even if the drawer is not closed.




Accordingly, a drawer fastening device is disposed on a drawer having a plurality of insertion grooves. The drawer fastening device comprises a lock device disposed on a top portion of the drawer, a connection plate, a slide plate, a plurality of hooking plates, a plurality of pivot pins, and a positioning frame disposed on the drawer. The positioning frame has a plurality of slide slots and a plurality of enlarged holes. Each slide slot communicates with one of the enlarged holes. The slide plate has an upper end groove and a plurality of through holes. Each hooking plate has an upper distal hook and a lower blocking bar. Each pivot pin fastens the positioning frame, the corresponding hooking plate and the slide plate together through one of the enlarged holes of the positioning frame and one of the through holes of the slide plate. The lock device has a positioning seat, a driven plate connected to the positioning seat, and a mount connected to the driven plate. The positioning seat has a hooking portion. The driven plate has a distal notch. The connection plate is fastened in the mount pivotally and the connection plate is connected to the driven plate. The slide plate is connected to the connection plate.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective exploded view of a conventional drawer fastening device of the prior art;





FIG. 2

is a perspective assembly view of a drawer fastening device of a preferred embodiment disposed on a drawer;





FIG. 3

is an elevational view of

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 4

is a perspective exploded view of a drawer fastening device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a schematic view illustrating an operation of a drawer fastening device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention; and





FIG. 6

is a schematic view illustrating a locking operation of a drawer fastening device of a preferred embodiment while a drawer is not closed.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to

FIGS. 2

to


6


, a drawer fastening device is disposed on a drawer


4


which has a plurality of insertion grooves


41


. The drawer fastening device comprises a lock device


5


disposed on a top portion of the drawer


4


, a connection plate


3


, a slide plate


7


, a plurality of hooking plates


8


, a plurality of pivot pins


73


, and a positioning frame


6


disposed on the drawer


4


.




The positioning frame


6


has a plurality of slide slots


61


and a plurality of enlarged holes


62


. Each slide slot


61


communicates with one of the enlarged holes


62


.




The slide plate


7


has an upper end groove


71


and a plurality of through holes


72


.




Each hooking plate


8


has an upper distal hook


81


and a lower blocking bar


82


.




Each pivot pin


73


fastens the positioning frame


6


, the corresponding hooking plate


8


and the slide plate


7


together through one of the enlarged holes


62


of the positioning frame


6


and one of the through holes


72


of the slide plate


7


.




The lock device


5


has a positioning seat


50


, a driven plate


51


connected to the positioning seat


50


, and a mount


9


connected to the driven plate


51


.




The mount


9


has a hollow interior


91


.




A post


52


is disposed on the driven plate


51


.




A spring


54


is connected to the post


52


.




The positioning seat


50


has a hooking portion


53


engaging with an end of the spring


54


.




The driven plate


51


has a distal notch


511


.




The connection plate


3


is fastened in the mount


9


pivotally and the connection plate


3


is connected to the driven plate


51


.




The slide plate


7


is connected to the connection plate


3


.




When the lock device


5


is operated, the driven plate


51


will move forward and rearward.




Referring to

FIG. 5

again, each upper distal hook


81


is inserted in the corresponding insertion grooves


41


of the drawer


4


.




Referring to

FIG. 6

again, each upper distal hook


81


is inserted in the corresponding insertion grooves


41


of the drawer


4


while the drawer


4


is not closed.




The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment but various modification thereof may be made. Furthermore, various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. A drawer fastening device disposed on a drawer having a plurality of insertion grooves, and the drawer fastening device comprising:a lock device disposed on a top portion of the drawer, a connection plate, a slide plate, a plurality of hooking plates, a plurality of pivot pins, and a positioning frame disposed on the drawer, the positioning frame having a plurality of slide slots and a plurality of enlarged holes, each said slide slot communicating with one of the enlarged holes, the slide plate having an upper end groove and a plurality of through holes, each said hooking plate having an upper distal hook and a lower blocking bar, each said pivot pin fastening the positioning frame, the corresponding hooking plate and the slide plate together through one of the enlarged holes of the positioning frame and one of the through holes of the slide plate, the lock device having a positioning seat, a driven plate connected to the positioning seat, and a mount connected to the driven plate, the positioning seat having a hooking portion, the driven plate having a distal notch, the connection plate fastened in the mount pivotally and the connection plate connected to the driven plate, and the slide plate connected to the connection plate.
  • 2. The drawer fastening device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a post is disposed on the driven plate.
  • 3. The drawer fastening device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a spring is connected to the post and the hooking portion of the positioning seat.
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