@article{ajme2020814,
author={Barnett, Ralph L.},
title={Overturning File Cabinet},
journal={American Journal of Mechanical Engineering},
volume={8},
number={1},
pages={26--39},
year={2020},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajme/8/1/4},
issn={2328-4110},
abstract={It is deceiving that an otherwise super-stable file cabinet can become critically unstable when it is unloaded or lightly loaded. This may expose office workers to the specter of a 200 lb. file cabinet striking the floor at 13 mph. File cabinet design is guided by standards that do not reflect ˇ°worst case scenarios,ˇ± do not specify realistic safety loads, do not include snagging forces, and do not account for the effects of carpeting that may lower the tip resistance by 40%. This paper introduces three well known anti-tip concepts that radically improve the stability of file cabinets; elastic footprint extender, passively deployed outriggers, and rollers that trade off rotation for translation. These traditional concepts are added to the current arsenal of safety tip-over devices that include wall and floor bolting, ganging, under-mounting, counter-weighting, and single drawer deployment interlocks. The stability principles discussed are also applicable to such things as furniture, appliances, and tool cabinets.},
doi={10.12691/ajme-8-1-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}