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Riverside
FURNITURE
email: info@riverside-furniture.com
Drawer Anti-Tip Inter-lock Mechanism
The drawer interlock mechanism / wedge blocks have been carefully installed at the factory
for proper operation. The mechanism is activated by the black plastic wedge block attached
to the side of the drawer. When either drawer is opened, the wedge block pulls the
corresponding arm of the mechanism forward, locking the other arm and preventing the other
drawer from opening. When the drawer is closed, the wedge block pushes the arm back,
allowing either drawer to be opened. The position of all three components relative to each
other is critical and must not be modified except by an experienced furniture repair technician
if they fail to function properly. In the rare event any of the parts become misaligned and
both drawers can be opened at the same time, use extreme care until a repair technician can
correct the problem.
Drawer Removal
If a drawer is removed, it must be reinstalled back into the same opening for the anti-tip drawer interlock mechanism to
function properly. If both drawers must be removed, after pulling the first drawer open and removing, before the second
drawer can be opened, the arm of the anti-tip mechanism that was pulled forward by the first drawer must be pushed back
in the upright position, which will allow the second drawer to be opened also.
Please refer to the following pages for important information.
WEDGE
BLOCK
SNAPPER
WEDGE
BLOCK
When either drawer is pulled open, the wedge block attached on the side of that drawer moves the snapper into a
locked position, thereby preventing the other drawer from being opened.
If both drawers must be removed from the file cabinet, after removing the first drawer, push the snapper arm of the
drawer that was removed back to it's upright position, which will allow the other drawer to be opened and removed.
Steps For Removing Drawers Equipped
With Anti-Tip Drawer Interlock.
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