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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370920 | Anti-torque load captive bearings A bearing drawer slide (10) has an inner slide member (16) which is slidably extensible from within an outer slide member (14). Captives bearings (28) have elongate bodies (29) for locating in fixed relation to a rearward end (2... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364244 | User-controllable latching carrier rail system A system rack configured to house rack-mount modules comprising a support structure; a rack-mount module slidingly mounted within the support structure; a carrier rail system slidingly supporting the module and comprising a pair of linear slides each secured to the ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7277273 | Equipment cabinet providing full access to equipment housed therein A cabinet (10) that provides full access to equipment (12) mounted therein broadly comprises a housing (13) for housing the equipment (12), an access door (24) for selectively protecting the equipment (12), a rack (40... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267317 | Slide device A slide device, comprising first class members having spaces opening to sides formed in the longitudinal directions thereof and second class rail members positioned in the spaces, wherein either of the first and second class rail members movable relative to each oth... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7249794 | Opposed drawer assembly for vehicles A drawer assembly for vehicles, and more particularly to a system of opposed drawers for use in a vehicle or trailer. The drawers integrate into the structure of a vehicle for storage or concealment of the retractable features, and can cantilever out and away from t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7210752 | Telescoping slide rail with latching and alignment mechanisms A telescoping slide rail assembly including interconnected mounting, intermediate and stationary slide rails movable relative to one another to extend and retract the mounting and intermediate slide rails relative to the stationary slide rail between fully extended ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198241 | System and method for mounting a computer component A system is provided for mounting a computer component. The system has at least one rail with first and second mounting portions. The first mounting portion defines a recess. The second mounting portion has at least one detent. The system also has first and second s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7156477 | Release-control stop member of a sliding rail assembly for drawer A release control stop member injection-molded from plastics and affixed to a first sliding rail being inserted into a second sliding rail having a locating block for stopping the first sliding rail from falling out of the second sliding rail is disclosed to have a ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156478 | Guide rails for pull-out drawer/equipment A sliding guide rail assembly (20, 20a, 20b) is provided for slidably mounting a drawer or equipment (10) within a cabinet or chassis. The rail (33a) is formed from a sheet metal into a T-shaped section onto which a s... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150509 | Safe guard for a multi-section slide track assembly of drawers A safe guard device for the multi-section slide track assembly of drawers includes an inner slide track, an intermediate slide track, a limit member mounted on the intermediate slide track and an outer slide track. The inner slide track and the intermediate slide tr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137515 | Extendable storage rack An extendable storage rack comprises an elongated horizontal housing of relatively small thickness, provided laterally, at one side, with a continuous surface, and at an opposite side, with a longitudinal passage extending along its length. At its bottom it is provi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108340 | Rail assembly for a drawer A rail assembly includes a first rail formed with a stopping protrusion, and a second rail mounted slidably on the first rail and formed with an engaging protrusion. The engaging protrusion includes a head body that has opposite top and bottom ends and that graduall... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086708 | Buffer device for a slide structure A buffer device for a slide structure includes a buffer secured to the rear end of a fixed track to provide a buffer effect. The buffer provides a steady elastic force when in contact with a mobile track to maintain a steady and stable status. The buffer comprises a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7025430 | Ball retainer forward locking assembly A ball retainer forward locking assembly for preventing movement of a ball retainer with respect to a slide. A first portion of a friction locking mechanism on the slide is removably coupled with a second portion of the friction locking mechanism on the ball retaine... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014282 | Pull-out guide for drawers A pull-out guide for drawers (2, 3, 4) includes, on the two sides of the drawer (2, 3, 4), a support rail on the carcass side and a pull-out rail (6) on the drawer side. The pull-out rails (6) have hooks (8) at their rear ends, and... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997527 | Drawer locking structure A drawer locking structure including a cabinet body, a drawer disposed inside the cabinet body and a lock device. The lock device includes a shift body, a stopper body and a resilient body. The shift body has a driving section and a force application section. The sh... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6986557 | Slide segment with integral ball bearing mount A three-piece slide assembly includes an inner slide segment, an intermediate slide segment and an outer slide segment telescopingly engaged with one another. Desirably, the slide assembly is capable of supporting a 1U or 2U internet server and has a compact cross-s... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6968606 | Apparatus and methods for connecting a movable subsystem to a frame An assembly has a frame that defines at least one opening and a subsystem that is movable relative to the frame. At least one slide connects the subsystem to the frame such that the weight of the subsystem transmits a force to the slide. The slide includes at least ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6935521 | Adjustable apparatus to support an electronic device within a rack An adjustable apparatus for supporting an electronic device within a rack including a fixed rail, a sliding rail, and a latch. The sliding rail is adjustably receivable within the fixed rail. The latch maintains the relative positions of the sliding and fixed rails ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6930886 | Electronic component securement system An electronic component support system includes a vertical support unit having an opening, an electronic component having a chassis positioned within the opening and a securement system. The securement system includes a coupler configured to be releasably coupled to... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918700 | Ball bearing rail assembly A ball bearing rail assembly includes a first slide member (100), a second slide member (200), and a plurality of ball bearings (300) movably retained in the first slide member. The first slide member includes a plurality of spoon-like tabs (... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6909610 | Sliding track of industrial computer A sliding track of an industrial computer comprises at least one tracking strip base being a straight long frame; an inner side of the tracking strip being formed with an axial slot; at least one tracking strip being positioned in the slot; a groove being formed bet... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6899408 | Track device for a drawer A track device includes an outer track having two stops, a middle track slidably mounted in the outer track, the middle track having two slots that provide a passage to the outer track, and an inner track slidably mounted in the middle track. A resilient member incl... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6860574 | Positioning device for a slide-aiding member for a drawer track device A track device includes a first track, a second track, and a slide-aiding member mounted between the first track and the second track. The first track includes a stop member on a front end thereof. The stop member of the first track and a front end of the slide-aidi... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6854816 | Three member thin drawer slide A drawer slide assembly with an outer slide member with an elongate planar web including a parallel offset portion, having upper and lower bearing raceways along the length of the web, an intermediate slide member with a elongate planar web, having inner and outer u... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6848760 | Drawer slide A slide has a pair of identical longitudinally extending and profiled rails each having at least one flange forming two longitudinally extending tracks. The rails are interfitted with the tracks of one rail transversely confronting the tracks of the other rails. Res... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6820954 | Controller for a quick disconnect slide assembly A slide assembly including a first slide segment, a second slide segment, and a third slide segment. A bearing assembly is provided between the second slide segment and the third slide segment. A lock arm extends from the third slide segment and is engageable with a... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6799817 | Auto-locking structure of a sliding track assembly for drawer An auto-locking structure used in a sliding track assembly for drawer is constructed to include a track located on the rear side of the outer sliding rail of the sliding track assembly, a sliding locking block sliding in the track and adapted to alternatively lock t... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6749276 | Sequencing mechanism for slide assembly A sequencing mechanism for a slide assembly having at least three segments, including an outer slide segment, one or more intermediate slide segments and an inner slide segment. The sequencing mechanism ensures that the inner and intermediate slide segments extend t... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6719386 | Precision drawer slide with cantilevered members A precision drawer slide, employing two or more members, wherein, one member is fastened to a cabinet wall, or carcass, and the other member is fastened to a drawer. The member fastened to the cabinet wall comprises a profile that has a “hat” section appearance ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6679392 | Sliding hanger assembly A hanger assembly comprises a housing, an outer rail, an inner rail and a slide member. The housing defines a chamber with at least one longitudinal opening. Within the chamber, the outer rail is fixedly mounted in a substantially parallel position relati... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6655763 | Controller for a quick disconnect slide assembly A slide assembly including a first slide segment, a second slide segment, and a third slide segment. A bearing assembly is provided between the second slide segment and the third slide segment. A lock arm extends from the third slide segment and is engage... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6460954 | Slide detent device A drawer slide with a detent mechanism which provides a detent-in, detent-out and midway detent function. Detent bumpers are coupled to slide members of a drawer slide. The detent bumpers engage protrusions located on other slide members at points along t... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6382751 | Bumping block for a track device of a desk A track device is provided for a desk having a plate slidably mounted therein and includes a pair of tracks respectively fixed to two mutually facing inner walls of the desk and a pair of sliding strips securely and respectively mounted two lateral sides ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6378968 | Sliding track assembly Sliding track assembly, including an outer slide rail, a middle slide rail, an inner slide rail and at least one transmission section disposed on the middle slide rail. The outer slide rail is disposed on a cabinet. The middle slide rail is slidably posit... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6379045 | Quick disconnect slide assembly A slide assembly is provided having a first slide segment defining a channel and a second slide segment movable in the channel to extend or retract the slide assembly. A bearing assembly is provided in the channel to facilitate sliding movement of the sec... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6373707 | Module mounting slide clamp mechanism A slide assembly has a first portion which is mounted to a chassis and a second portion which is mounted to vertical support members of a rack assembly for supporting the chassis. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the slide assembly includes a... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6350001 | Sliding track assembly for drawer A sliding track assembly includes an outer rail, an intermediate rail, an inner rail, a stop member, a first sliding bearing, a second sliding bearing, and a locating plate, wherein the inner rail has a raised portion adapted to engage the stop member for... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6296338 | Telescopic bail having controllable positioning A telescopic rail includes a first section and at least a second section with intermediate bearings. The second section may be adjusted with respect to the first section in the longitudinal direction between a retracted and an extended position. On the fi... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6254209 | Drawer slide floating bumper detent A floating bumper is provided for a drawer slide rear stop. The bumper has a slot for receiving a rear stop tab. The bumper slot is wider than the tab to permit slight side to side movement of the bumper when the drawer slide is fully retracted and to eli... | 07/03/2001 |
