Latched cabinet structure

Claim 1

In a cabinet or the like having a kick space beneath the front edge of the bottom shelf and a door panel hinged at one side edge to said cabinet and normally closing to said bottom shelf, substantially invisible latching mechanism for said door, comprising: an instanding strike device on the inside of said door panel, said strike device having an upstanding catch located to overlie the bottom shelf in spaced relation thereabove when the door is closed; an elongated latching tang is secured to the upper face of said shelf and disposed wholly inside the front edge of said shelf and, said tang including a downwardly-biased, forward-extending flexible arm supporting a downstanding jaw latch located to engage said catch to retain said door closed against said shelf edge, and unlatching means, comprising: an upwardly movable, flexible lifter arm secured to said shelf in underlying relation to said flexible arm and operable upward in the space beneath said strike device to disengage said jaw latch from said catch; said lifter arm extending forwardly past the front edge of said shelf; and a lifter leg depending from the forward portion of said lifter arm between said shelf front edge and the door closed thereto, said leg having a lower terminal in spaced relation to the underside of said shelf and accessible to be engaged by a user's toe applied with an upward thrust.