So, John pestered me with his "been invented", so I pulled up the patent

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/34/09/1c/afab0772e145e1/US1984345.pd
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page 5 lines ~70 to page 6 lines 15 seem to talk about it, and Figs 8 & 9
seem to show it.

With the peen on the cabinet, I am guessing there is a peen on the far end
of the drawer as well. (Turns out I am correct)

To get these out, you must remove the drawer slide from the cabinet first,
then pull the slide off the drawer by coming in from the back of the drawer.

Looking harder into this, I was able to get it out by fiddling with my shim
tool.  I think that the latch spring is stiffer, and sticks out closer to
the rail than on the Snap-on boxes.  I added a second bend, and tapered the
contact end of the shim tool, to allow it to sneak in through the gap a bit
easier.  Using the hanger from a pendaflex file folder to make this.

https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Tools/Kennedy-Tool-Chests/i-9bh3cKR
https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Tools/Kennedy-Tool-Chests/i-hnLc5DK
https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Tools/Kennedy-Tool-Chests/i-Qx5hcr2

You can see that the latch is about 4" in from the front, and is only in
the center of the H rail

Hope this explains it, with the pix.

Thanks John for the push to go back to the patent.

On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 12:31 PM John Ruth  wrote:

> The solution has probably already been invented. You just have to find it!
>
>

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Kirk Eppler, back to my meeting now.


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Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, CA