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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6388875 | Retaining device of computer data storage device A retaining device is mounted to a computer data storage device for supporting and retaining the data storage device in an enclosure comprised of opposite side walls. The retaining device includes an elongate body having a first face and an opposite face.... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6209842 | Laminated damping device for a carrier A damping device with a top element, a bottom element, and a viscoelastic element between the top and bottom elements. The damping device exerts significant shear displacement across the viscoelastic element upon deflecting. The damping device may have fi... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6116706 | Drawer glide for drawer slide assembly An improved drawer glide for a drawer slide assembly provides drawer slide securement structure taking the form of an internal recess that securely receives a rear portion of an elongated metal drawer slide extending past a rear panel of a drawer. By prov... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5992957 | Abrasion control on sliding assemblies An abrasion control apparatus allowing a drawer member of an electronic enclosure to be inserted into a receptacle wherein the contacting sides of the drawer member and receptacle are made of aluminized steel. The invention includes a double thick side of... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5775788 | Track assembly for a drawer A track assembly includes a guide rail secured to a piece of furniture, a runner secured to a drawer and formed with end stops that run against stationary stops to limit the movement of the runner, an inner slide rail interconnecting the runner and the gu... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5011242 | Drawer guide assembly A prefabricated metal drawer-slide assembly for mounting in a cavity of a furniture unit, comprising a female channel-shaped guide member terminating in ends on a common level, the member adapted to be mounted in the cavity and to extend between front and... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4948208 | Guide or runner systems for accommodating translational movement A guide system for a drawer comprises a mounting rail attached to a piece of furniture, a drawer rail attached to the drawer and supported and guided by the mounting rail for translational movement relative thereto. The rails are provided with vertically super... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4912727 | Drawer guiding system with automatic closing and opening means A drawer guiding system comprises a first rail for mounting in a furniture body, a second rail for mounting on a drawer and optionally an intermediate rail between the first and second rails, the rails being connected so as to be reciprocally slidable rel... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4389079 | Drawer slide assembly Cabinet furniture wherein the principal element of novelty is a new and improved drawer slide, applicable to a wide variety of case goods such as chests, desks, dressers, tables and other household furniture having a drawer. While especially designed for ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4236773 | Low friction drawer support A cabinet drawer is provided with two drawer supports or rollers which are mounted near the front edge of the cabinet which supports the drawer, and below the edges of the drawer. The roller or support assembly includes a roller which is relatively flat a... | 12/02/1980 |
