Claims
- 1. A drawer comprising:a bottom wall, an upstanding peripheral wall structure integral with the bottom wall defining a compartment bounded by the peripheral wall structure and having an upper edge, a partition extending across and joining opposed portions of the peripheral wall structure being attached thereto and to the bottom wall to define compartment portions respectively on opposite sides of the partition, a tray mountable on the peripheral wall structure for movement therealong between an open position uncovering one compartment portion and a closed position covering the one compartment portion, the tray having a bottom disposed below the upper edge of the peripheral wall structure, and a lock assembly locking the tray to the partition.
- 2. The drawer of claim 1, wherein the bottom wall is substantially rectangular in shape and the peripheral wall structure extends around the periphery of the bottom wall.
- 3. The drawer of claim 1, wherein the tray includes flanges supportable on the peripheral wall structure at the upper edge thereof for accommodating sliding movement of the tray relative to the peripheral wall structure.
- 4. The drawer of claim 1, wherein the tray defines an open-top storage volume.
- 5. The drawer of claim 1, wherein the lock assembly includes a latch mechanism on the tray movable between locking and unlocking conditions relative to the partition.
- 6. The drawer of claim 1, wherein the lock assembly includes a latch mechanism on the partition movable between locking and unlocking conditions relative to the tray.
- 7. A drawer comprising:a bottom wall, an upstanding peripheral wall structure integral with the bottom wall defining a compartment bounded by the peripheral wall structure, a partition extending across and joining opposed portions of the peripheral wall structure being attached thereto and to the bottom wall to define a compartment portions respectively on opposite sides of the partition, a tray mountable on the peripheral wall structure for movement therealong between an open position uncovering one compartment portion and a closed position covering the one compartment portion, a lock mechanism carried by the tray and selectively movable between locking and unlocking conditions, and keeper structure on the partition engageable with the lock mechanism in the locking condition of the lock mechanism for retaining the tray in the closed position of the tray.
- 8. The drawer of claim 7, wherein the lock mechanism is key-actuatable.
- 9. The drawer of claim 7, wherein the lock mechanism includes a movable latch element, the keeper structure including a slot in the partition for receiving the latch element.
- 10. The drawer of claim 9, wherein the tray includes lock support structure at a forward end thereof.
- 11. The drawer of claim 10, wherein the tray has a bottom and the lock support structure includes a flange depending below the bottom of the tray for engagement with the partition to prevent access to latch element when the tray is locked in the closed position of the tray.
- 12. The drawer of claim 7, and further comprising: a forwardly-projecting flange at a rear end of the peripheral wall structure at an upper edge thereof, the tray having a rear end receivable beneath the flange when the tray is in its closed position.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/260,220, filed Jan. 8, 2001 now abandoned.
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