Tamper resistant modular anti-tip locking system

摘要

An anti-tip lock assembly for a storage compartment includes a pair of geared actuators mounted on a base abutting against a follower. The follower and the base are configured to travel a limited distance along a vertical track installed in a storage unit. When the compartment is closed, the actuators are aligned with the track. When the compartment is opened, the actuators are moved out of alignment to block access to the moving components of the assembly. When the anti-tip lock assembly is operational, the array of like anti-tip assemblies in the track allow displacement of only one pair of actuators to occupy the limited distance at one time. A security bar array interacts with the actuators and other assemblies in the storage unit, to prevent simultaneous opening of two or more compartments. The security bar is provided with the track to lock and unlock the assembly.

主权项

1. An anti-tip assembly for use in a storage unit comprising a plurality of storage compartments in abutting relation, defining a predetermined travel distance, the anti-tip assembly comprising:
a base for movement along a track between a first position and a second position, the first and second position defining a separation distance equal to the predetermined travel distance, a follower adjacent the base, for movement along the track between the first position and the second position, a first actuator and a second actuator mounted on the base, operating in synchronized movement in the same direction, between an aligned position and a non-aligned position,
in the aligned position, the first and second actuators are in alignment with a common axis, andin the non-aligned position, the first and second actuators each form an acute angle with the common axis, such that when an associated storage compartment is moved from a closed position to an open position, the first and second actuators move to the non-aligned position, and the follower moves from the first position to the second position, across the separation distance, while the base is in the first position, to inhibit opening of the other storage compartments in the storage unit.