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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167388 | Pull-out guide assembly for a drawer A pull-out guide for drawers including a first rail and at least one second rail, and at least one carriage is arranged between the two rails. The carriage includes a bearing group containing load-transmitting elements, preferably rollers, rolling bodies and/or ball... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8152252 | Slide assembly A slide assembly includes a bracket, having a first horizontal portion and a first vertical portion; a first rail member slidably disposed on the bracket, having a first horizontal portion, a first vertical portion, a second horizontal portion, and a second vertical... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8056994 | Positioning device for a drawer A positioning device for a drawer includes a base, a handle and a pair of connecting members. The base comprises a fixing plate, an engaging arm and a resilient member. The engaging arm comprises a tenon, a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a fir... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7845744 | Slide member and slide assembly having the slide member A slide member and a slide assembly having the slide member are provided, in particular to a reinforcing structure of the slide member and the slide assembly. The slide member further comprises an automatic retractable device therein and may be in conjunction with a... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7762637 | Sliding guide rail system for a drawer A sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing a drawer within an article of furniture or other equipment, the system comprises a mounting bracket (10) for fixing the system to the article of furniture, a fixed guide (20) mounted on the m... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758135 | Sliding guide rail system for a drawer A sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing a drawer within an article of furniture or other equipment, the system comprises a mounting bracket (10) for fixing the system to the article of furniture, a fixed guide (20) mounted on the m... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7549712 | Front locking device for releasably engaging a drawer to a drawer slide A system for releasably securing a drawer to a drawer slide includes a drawer slide, a catch insert for receiving and securing a portion of a locking lever, a drawer, a locking lever comprising at least one tooth, pivotably mounted to the drawer and a spring for rel... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7396092 | Sliding guide for drawers and other furniture parts slide out of the body of a piece of furniture Pull-out guide (10) for furniture parts with a running rail (14) fixable to a furniture part and a carcass rail (12) fixable on the furniture carcass as well as and a central rail (16) which is provided between these two rails. The rails ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7320508 | Roller and stopper mechanism for a drawer slide system A roller and stopper mechanism for drawer slide systems which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art and effectively provides a low friction rolling surface between two drawer slides in directions parallel to and perpendicular to the length of the drawer slide... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7296863 | Guide rails for pull-out drawer/equipment A sliding guide rail assembly is provided for slidably mounting a drawer or equipment within a cabinet or chassis. The rail is formed from a sheet metal into a T-shaped section onto which a sliding means fits and slides smoothly thereon. Guides also formed from a sh... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7270384 | Support assembly for a refrigerator storage pan A refrigerator drawer assembly includes a pan support that includes a wire member that has a first side and a second side. A first bracket is coupled to the first side using a first coupling system. A second bracket is coupled to the second side using a second coupl... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7240979 | Structure of adjustable sliding device An improving structure of adjustable sliding device that can be stretched and shortened in its length, comprises a base, an upper frame, a middle frame and a sliding device. The base further comprises a flat horizontal unit and two side plates which are formed perpe... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229142 | Structure of pull adjustable catch for drawer slide A structure of a pull adjustable catch for a drawer slide including an adjustable catch outfitted at the front end of the slide track and a turning knob in which the adjustable catch swings when the slide track is being pulled outwardly from the drawer. The adjustab... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7171099 | Slide arrangement for cable drawer A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6969133 | Multi-purpose element for sliding metal racks located inside furniture A multi-purpose element for sliding metal racks located inside furniture, consisting in a box-type bar with upturned-U cross section that acts both as bearing structure for the body of the rack and as protection cover for the telescopic guides of the rack. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945618 | Drawer slide adjustment mechanism A drawer slide positioning mechanism providing two directional adjustment of a drawer with respect to a drawer slide. The positioning mechanism fits within an outline of a rail of a drawer slide. The positioning mechanism includes a vertical adjustment element and a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945620 | 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... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6854817 | Undermount drawer slide An undermount drawer slide with an intermediate rail with abutments and vertically aligned roller bearings. An offset flange of a cabinet rail extends into a mouth of the intermediate rail. A C-shaped shelf rail wraps around the angled abutments of the intermediate ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6736471 | Buffer and return device for a slide rail in a drawer A buffer and return device for a slide rail in a drawer attached to an outer rail of the drawer and includes a base, a buffer plunger and an elastic element. The base has a base chamber at a front section thereof. The base chamber has an air passage, a lateral passa... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6705690 | Trash receptacle device A trash receptacle device includes a pair of railings. Each of the railings has an open side such that the open sides are positioned such that they face each other. Each of the railing is mountable to a bottom wall of the glove compartment. A housing has a lower wal... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6682160 | Drawer sliding structure A drawer sliding structure includes a track seat, an outer slide rail, and an inner slide rail. The track seat is fastened to the panel of a cabinet or the like and is provided with a guide portion. The outer slide rail is fastened with a drawer of the ta... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6481812 | Undermount drawer guide assembly A drawer guide assembly for a movable structure such as a drawer in a furniture article, and more particularly to a new and improved drawer guide assembly which is concealed from view and allows for a wider and deeper drawer. The drawer guide assembly con... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6443544 | Slidable drawer for utility vehicle A slidable drawer compartment has parallel side members with elongated bores on the bottom edge therein to slidably receive a support rail. A horizontal slot on the inner side of the side member extends the full length of the side member. The edges of a b... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6386659 | Latchable drawer slide A drawer slide has an outer rail forming a plurality of parallel and inwardly open tracks, an inner rail fitting in the outer rail and having a plurality of flat surfaces each confronting and extending parallel to a respective one of the tracks, and a res... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6325473 | Pull-out guide for drawers A pull-out guide for a drawer includes a carcass-side supporting runner and a drawer-side pull-out runner on each side of the drawer. A respective roller is supported on each runner. Running flanges of the pull-out runners cover running flanges of the sup... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6010200 | Adapter rail for plastic drawer An adapter rail is provided for an injection molded plastic drawer to compensate for the draft angle of the sidewalls of the plastic drawer and to dispose a runner attached to the adapter rail aligned with and substantially parallel to a track mounted in ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5895102 | Drawer slide There is described a sliding drawer guide comprising a u-shaped guide rail (1), and a drawer rail (8) which is supported on a track roller (7) in the front end portion of the guide rail (1), and in the rear end portion carries a track roller (11) rolling ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5769518 | Pullout assembly for drawers In a complete pullout assembly for drawers (2, 3), with a stationary cabinet slide member (16), an intermediate slide member (10) and a drawer slide member (6), the intermediate slide member (10) being guided along the cabinet slide member (16) and the dr... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5709444 | Drawer A metal pull-out rail is to be connected to a drawer bottom plate and to a drawer side wall having a cover strip to cover a lateral edge of the bottom plate. The pull-out rail includes a lower horizontal flange on which is to be positioned the bottom plat... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709443 | Bottom drawer slide for drawers etc. A bottom drawer slide assembly with a guide rail is constructed as a profile rail to be secured to the carcase wall, a running rail is longitudinally movably mounted on the guide rail by means of rolling bodies retained in a cage. A hollow profile section... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5667287 | Multi-media storage system having a multi-component insert assembly A multi-media storage container assembled from electrically non-conducting materials and including an elongated rectilinear outer sleeve, or case, that defines a cavity in which a partitionable insert assembly, or drawer, resides to receive and securely s... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5658059 | Support rail to be mounted on a side of a cabinet of an article of furniture A pull-out guide assembly includes a support rail to be mounted on a piece of furniture and a pull-out rail to be mounted on a drawer. Rollers are provided for transmitting the load of the drawer from the pull-out rail to the support rail. The front end o... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5584550 | Ledgeless pull-out guide for supporting a moveable structure such as a drawer A ledgeless pull-out guide for supporting a moveable structure such as a drawer in a furniture article for use with a guide rail includes a pull-out rail movably supportable by a guide rail, the pull-out rail having a web portion and one or more support m... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5580139 | Device for fixing a drawer extension mechanism A device for releasably fixing a guide rail of a drawer slide to a drawer, the guide rail extending in a longitudinal direction and having a support surface for the drawer, the guide rail defining an opening, comprises an integral shaped part comprising a... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5570941 | Supporting rail fitting or assembly for drawer A supporting rail fitting for a drawer pull-out guide for frame furniture having at least one vertical and one horizontal frame member. The supporting rail is secured to the frame at the front. A mounting plat capable of being secured to the vertical fram... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5570942 | Under-bottom guide for pull-out drawers An under-bottom guide for pull-out drawers and including a support rail attachable inside of a furniture body, at least one support roller provided at the vertical web portion of the support rail, which is spaced from a side wall of a furniture body, a pu... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5564807 | Pull-out mechanism for drawers A pull-out mechanism for a drawer includes a support rail which is to be secured to a furniture cabinet, a pull-out rail which is to be secured to the drawer and a central rail arranged between the support and pull-out rails. The weight of the drawer is t... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5536083 | Pull-out guide assembly for drawers A pull-out guide for drawers, having a carcass-side bearing rail (3) and a drawer-side pull-out rail (6) at each side of the drawer. Load-transmitting rollers (4, 16, 17) are mounted on the rails (3, 6). The rails (3, 6) have running webs for the rollers ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5492400 | Pull-out guide assembly for drawers and the like A pull-out guide assembly for a drawer or the like includes a support rail to be fastened to a furniture side wall, a pull-out rail to be fastened to the drawer and an intermediate rail. Rollers transfer the load of the drawer from one rail to another. A ... | 02/20/1996 |