| 摘要 |
An improved safety latch is disclosed for assembly and use upon a cabinet frame or like facing member to secure a drawer or cabinet door panel in a completely closed position without need for an invasive screw attachment. The present safety latch includes a U-shaped base fitting formed having front and rear walls spaced apart to engage the edge of the cabinet frame within therebetween, the rear wall in a preferred embodiment of the latch having a movable pad mounted on the interior side of the wall to clamp the frame and hold the fitting in a stationary position. The front wall of the base fitting is provided with a pair of flexible prong members extended outwardly from the front wall and further formed having opposed wedge-shaped ends. The safety latch further includes an angled clip member adapted to releasably engage the base fitting having an open chamber section formed along the top of the clip member and a wall section depending perpendicularly therefrom. With the base fitting secured upon the edge of the cabinet frame, the chamber section of the clip member engages the prong members along the perimeter of the cabinet panel intended to be closed and the wall section abuts the front face of the panel locking it in a closed position between the wall section and the front wall of the base fitting. Inward deflection of the prong members through side vents in the open chamber section disengages the clip member from the base fitting and releases the panel to open.
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