Q: What is the max loaded drawer weight for the interlock (what is its weight rating)?
A: The CompX Timberline anti-tip mechanisms were designed and built to the ANSI/BIFMA X5.9 and X5.3. The anti-tip mechanisms are design for use with pedestal and lateral files built to these standards.
In typical applications how much weight a drawer box can hold is up to the drawer slides used. The anti-tip systems are not supporting the drawers; they control the in/out movement only. If an anti-tip system is not working because of drawer weight it is usually because the drawers have sagged due to the incorrect drawer slide being used. Some drawer slide manufacturers do build integrated slide/anti-tip mechanisms which handle both drawer suspension and anti-tip.
If someone has designed a drawer/storage box that is capable of holding hundreds of pounds of weight the mass of this drawer could overwhelm the CompX Timberline anti-tip systems and potential cause them to fail. In my 30 years of experience 150lb slides were about the max most manufacturers used. Most pedestal file drawers and lateral file drawers I see these days are using 100lb slides.
Please let me know what the exact application or issue is you have so I can more precisely answer your questions.
Q: Thank you for your reply. Based on your reply, it appears these will work for our application, as we are looking at 3 drawers with a 100 lb limit for each. I wasn’t sure of the typical application, so this information confirms what we thought that these are normally used on 100 to 150 lb loaded drawer capacity ratings. Please let me know if you have any concerns or comments. Specifically we are making a pair of custom steel carts with 3 steel drawers labeled as a max capacity of 100 lbs/drawer. Each drawer assembly with slides will be less than 25 lbs. Each drawer is 36” wide x 22” deep x 6” high. Please see attached. Also attached is the data sheet we are working to and have downloaded models of the components listed on this data sheet. Thank you,
A: Without know the dimensions of the cabinet and if it is wood or metal I cannot comment. I will say if it is wood and the drawers are in the 36” width range we should be good. I would be concerned if this were metal and holding a lot of metal tools.
It would be good to see some dimensions, but looking at this the SYS-350 will most likely be the best set-up. To be fully ANSI/BIFMA compliant a system would be required on both sides of the case. Reason for the SYS-350 is the drawers look shallow and there may not be enough room between the drawers to fit the SN-400 in the SYS-400.
Please see page 16 of this link:
http://compx.com/images/2014-timb-full_line-catalog-lo.pdf
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Q: Hi again, Thank you for your reply. The drawers are designed to accommodate the 400 series components, not a concern regarding space to fit. The 350 was considered, but the catalog states the wedge lock must be installed during shipping, whereas the 400 series doesn’t require a shipping device. That is a plus for our customer to not have to disengage and remove/reinstall the drawers to remove the wedges upon delivery. I stated in the previous email the drawers and the cart are both steel. The dimensions of the cart and drawers were in the attachments to the previous email. I have inserted these as images into this email. We can install the 400 series components on both sides of the drawers. Any issues with setup and function using the 400 series components on both sides of the drawers?
A: The short answer is that there are no foreseeable issues with the hardware you are specifying and the application and size drawers you are employing them under.
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Q: Hi, Found you guys through your YouTube videos. I just finished a desk and am looking into some side locking solutions. The gap from the inside of the carcass to the edge of the drawer is 1/4". I noticed the CompX timberline series does a multi drawer gang lock system, but unsure that will work because I used Blum undercount slides and cannot see how the gang will bypass the drawer slide to lock. Is my only option a single drawer lock? Again, I'm looking for a side mount lock for a three drawer desk (but I would be ok with a double drawer lock) or worst case, a single drawer lock for the filing cabinet. Attached are some pics and thanks for looking. Steve
A: Steve I think there are lots of ways to "skin this cat" but are you still at liberty to disassemble the filing cabinet?
Q: I can disassemble, but not sure how the rod goes through the beefy drawer slides from that diagram. Steve
A: The rods (called lockbars) are routed flush to the sidewalls.
Q: Hi, Can i use this for the drawer over four? Any kind of drawer size is complied with? Is there and max. width, length limitation?
A: You can certainly use this with a vertical filing cabinet that would have more than four drawers, as you would simply incorporate a longer locking bar and then the additional hardware as required, and Im not aware of any size limitation whatsoever.