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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182054 | Retraction mechanism for a drawer A retraction mechanism for a drawer includes a guiding member, a holding member, and an elastic member. The guiding member includes a first wall, a second wall, a first channel and a second channel, a first end portion extending from first ends of the first and seco... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172345 | Self-moving device for movable furniture parts A self-moving device for movable furniture parts includes a movable part which is movable with respect to a stationary part. The movable part includes first and second connecting portions. A closing mechanism includes a slide base which is movable in response to a f... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8147010 | Slide assembly having an automatic retractable device A slide assembly having an automatic retractable device includes a sliding member, a fixing base, a retainer, a guiding member provided on a sliding rail, and a stationary rail. The sliding rail is free to move with respect to the stationary rail. The sliding member... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147011 | Slide assembly A slide assembly includes a first slide member having a guiding base and a lock portion, a second slide member having a first slide segment and a second slide segment, a third slide member movably mounted on the second slide segment, an aid-sliding member slidably c... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136898 | Closing and retaining device for an extension guide A closing and retaining device for an extension guide includes a rail of an extension guide, a housing slidably disposed on the rail, and a driver disposed on the housing. The closing and retaining device also includes a damper housing retained in the housing, a dis... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132873 | Rail assembly A rail assembly includes an outer rail, a middle rail, an inner rail, and a retrieving unit. The middle rail has a receiving space defined in an underside thereof, such that a length and a moving range of the middle rail are increased. A guiding member is disposed i... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8118378 | Rail assembly A rail assembly includes an outer rail, a middle rail, an inner rail, and a retrieving unit. The outer rail has an outer rail space for accommodating the middle rail, the inner rail, and the retrieving unit. The middle rail slides in the outer rail space and has a m... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8100487 | Auxiliary positioning device for slide assembly A slide assembly with an auxiliary positioning device includes a positioning member and a guiding base. The positioning member is pivotally connected to a first slide member and includes a pin member. The guiding base is connected to a second slide member and includ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096628 | Piezo actuated slide latching mechanism A latching mechanism is particularly suited for use in latching a slide mechanism, such as used to slidably mount a drawer. The latching mechanism includes a latch assembly comprising a latch lever mounted for movement between a first, second and third positions, a ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091971 | Soft close drawer assembly A soft-close cabinet slide assembly permits the soft-close action and/or a soft-open action of a drawer, and thus the reduction of effort by an operator, when the drawer is opening or closing. The cabinet slide assembly includes a cabinet, a drawer, and at least one... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083304 | Self closing mechanism for drawer slides A self-closing mechanism for drawer slides includes a stationary housing, a slider, and a latch. The slider is configured to slide relative to the housing, and the latch is configured to translate along with the slider and to rotate within the slider to lock and unl... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079653 | Sliding track assembly A sliding track assembly includes an inner slide rail with a circulating guide groove, a slide block supported on and movable along the inner slide rail, a positioning block set that has a guide rod coupled to the circulating guide groove of the inner slide rail and... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8047620 | Mounting mechanism for retaining a slide rail to a chassis A mounting mechanism is provided for retaining a slide rail to a chassis with an anchor member extending from a side thereof. The rail includes a mounting slot defined therein for receiving the anchor member of the slide rail. The mounting mechanism includes a resil... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8029080 | Opening and closing system for a drawer An opening and closing system permits a drawer to be operated by pressing on a front panel of the drawer (e.g., in a hands-free manner). By way of example, the system includes a first sub-assembly coupled to the drawer and a second sub-assembly coupled to a drawer f... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016374 | Pull-out slide for drawers and drawer A pull-out slide for drawers can include a cabinet member, a drawer member, with a unit which defines the closed position of the slide and/or the drawer, and which acts on the slide and/or the drawer and whereby a depth adjustment of the slide and the drawer is plan... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011743 | Device for influencing the movement of furniture parts which can be moved relative to one another, and drawer guide, and method of producing the device The invention proposes a device for influencing the movement of furniture parts (1, 2) which can be moved relative to one another, having a movement-influencing unit which comprises an installation housing, in which movement-influencing coupling means are acc... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7980640 | Auto-return drawer rail An auto-returning drawer rail is implemented in furniture having a drawer cavity and a drawer, and the auto-returning drawer rail has a drawer rail assembly, an auto-returning device and a buffering device. The drawer rail assembly is mounted in the drawer cavity an... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7967402 | Slide rail unit with retaining function Provided is a slide rail unit which, when accommodating a second rail (2) in a first rail (1), can automatically draw in the second rail to an end position and retain it at that position and which can be produced easily with a small number of parts and... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7950752 | Electronic device and case thereof A case including a holding portion and a rotary part is used to fix a drawer device. A first sidewall of the drawer device has a first hole. The holding portion has a second sidewall and the drawer device is disposed in the holding portion. A second hole is located ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946666 | Slide rail A slide rail includes an inner slide, an intermediate slide, a rack and a positioning element. The intermediate slide is used for receiving the inner slide; a block is positioned at an end of the intermediate slide. The rack has a plurality of ball bearings. An end ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946667 | Frictional drawer slide dampener A dampened drawer within a drawer frame includes frame and drawer slide rails cooperating together with the drawer supported in the frame for longitudinal sliding movement of the drawer slide rail with respect of the frame slide rail. A first strip of material is at... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942486 | Linear guide system for a sliding shelf A linear guide system having a slide-out member including a support element and two elongate guides extending rearwardly laterally of the support element and having at least one pair of stationary outer rails mounted in a horizontally extending position on the insid... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7922270 | Pull-in and damping device for a displaceable element A pull-in and damping device for a displaceable element has a displacement part (2), movable transversely to the displacement direction of the element, with a cam (14), which displacement part (2) is pullable, via spring means (13), from ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7914093 | Automatic position restoring slide rail device An automatic position restoring slide rail device includes: a slide rail device having a bottom rail and an inner rail slid with respect to the bottom rail; a control device having a control base, a spring connected between the control base and the slide cover, and ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905561 | Pull-out guide for drawer A pull-out guide for drawers includes a first and at least one second rail, and at least one carriage with load-transmitting roller bodies being arranged between the two rails. The carriage can be coupled to the second rail, particularly when deviating from the diff... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896452 | Slide braking apparatus A slide braking apparatus installed on a slide in a cabinet, and the slide sequentially installs a bottom rail, a middle rail and an inner rail. The braking apparatus is disposed between the middle rail and the inner rail. A hook and a control handle for controlling... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7878606 | Slide assembly having an automatic retractable device A slide assembly having an automatic retractable device includes a sliding member, a fixture, a locator, a guiding member provided on a sliding rail, and a stationary rail. The sliding member is slidably disposed in the stationary rail. The fixture is secured at the... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871139 | Slide rail assembly A slide rail assembly is capable of being attached to a chassis associated with a post extending therefrom. The slide rail assembly includes a slide rail defining a mounting slot for receiving the post, a retaining member having a mounting portion fixed to the slide... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7854485 | Closing and opening device for drawers Closing and opening device for drawer pull-out guides (10) with a guide rail (12) to be fixed on a carcass wall of a piece of furniture and a running rail (14) which is mounted so as to be displaceable relative to the guide rail—optionally wit... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854486 | Container equipped on vehicle A container includes a drawer that can be held at an intermediately open position and can be easily moved to the fully open position. A container includes a drawer for accommodating a small article, an accommodation case for accommodating the drawer for horizontal s... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7823993 | Piezo actuated slide latching mechanism A latching mechanism is particularly suited for use in latching a slide mechanism, such as used to slidably mount a drawer. The latching mechanism includes a latch assembly comprising a latch lever mounted for movement between a first, second and third positions, a ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823995 | Slide assembly with transmitting mechanism A slide assembly includes an outer slide (10), an intermediate slide (30) telescopically attached to the outer slide, an inner slide (90) telescopically attached to the intermediate slide, and a transmitting mechanism (31) detachably atta... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823994 | Server rack A server rack includes a base and a receiving bracket secured to the base. The base includes a pair of parallel guiding rails. A limiting member is formed on each guiding rail and extends along a first direction. A horizontal guiding slot is defined in the limiting ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815267 | Drawer slide closure apparatus An insert element for a drawer slide to assist in a drawer closure. A support member of generally rectangular form may be sized for positioning in a drawer slide element. A slide member may be slidably mounted on slide pins that may be attached at each end to a slid... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7794029 | Ball bearing slide assembly A ball bearing slide assembly includes a first slide, a second slide, a slide-aiding member, and a positioning member. The first slide is slidably received in the second slide. The second slide defines a receiving hole. The slide-aiding member is sandwiched between ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7780252 | Elongated staging lock for a drawer slide A staging lock (22) is movably mounted to an intermediate member (16), and has a follower tab (58) and a lock tab (66). When the intermediate member (16) is fully extended from within the cabinet member (14), the follower ta... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7753459 | Closure assembly and method A closure assembly configured to urge a drawer of a refrigerator from an open position that permits access to an interior of the drawer toward a closed position that impedes access to the interior of the drawer. The closure assembly includes a cam block configured t... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7748800 | Device for automatic shock-absorbed closing of drawers and pull-out furniture elements A device for automatic shock-absorbed closing of drawers and pull-out furniture elements in general, which comprises a hydraulic cylinder with a piston used to pour oil from one chamber to the other one and a return spring inserted into the piston stem, whose end is... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744174 | Latch mechanism for slide rail assembly A latch mechanism is provided for retaining a slide rail assembly, which includes first and second slide rails. The latch mechanism includes a first latch member pivotably attached to the second slide rail, and a second latch member movably attached to the second sl... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744173 | Ice bucket retainer for refrigerator A refrigerator is provided with a cabinet having a door that is openable by a user to provide access to a refrigeration compartment. A storage bin is located in the refrigeration compartment and accessible upon the opening of the cabinet door. A mounting system is a... | 06/29/2010 |
