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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384108 | Drawer guide rail assembly A guide rail assembly for slidably opening and closing a drawer within an enclosure is disclosed. The assembly comprises a mounting bracket (10) for fixing the assembly to the enclosure, a fixed rail (20) on the mounting bracket for receiving an interm... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357468 | Locating structure for a slide assembly A locating structure for a slide assembly operates in conjunction with a middle, an inner, and an outer rail with the inner rail sliding into the middle rail and the middle rail sliding in the outer rail and includes a linking member, a locating member and an elasti... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347516 | Friction slide The apparatus and methods reduce the force needed to open and close a drawer, as well as reduce noise generated by friction slide mechanisms when the drawer is opened and closed. A drawer slide mechanism includes a first elongated track, an elongated rail, and a low... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344310 | Linear motion guide unit A linear motion guide unit has a stopper plug that is first set on any one of the forward and aft ends of the guide rail in place and then fastened to the guide rail against turning around its own lengthwise direction by using just one screw. The stopper plug has ho... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7261378 | Cam lock for vehicle seating A locking apparatus for a moveable component of an aircraft seat. The locking apparatus includes a housing for being slidably received in a track, a first pair of opposed cams pivotally mounted in the housing, and a release member. The cams are moved between a lock ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240977 | Slide assembly incorporating a latch and a stop block A slide assembly includes an inner slide member (10), an intermediate slide member (20), an outer slide member (30) and a latch (40). The outer slide member includes a pair of stop blocks (32). The inner slide member includes two l... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234866 | Linear sliding guide, in particular for inter-adjustable components of office chairs A linear sliding guide comprises a longitudinal guide rail with guide flanks that extend in a direction of sliding and a bearing block that lodges therein and has corresponding counterpart flanks. Compensation-for-play spring assemblies are provided between these tw... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7140704 | Locating device for a slide A locating device for a slide is to install a locator at the rear end of an outer track. The locator is formed by blanking and bending a flexible metal piece, and its main body is to form a U-shaped base in cross-section with two vertical edges extending upwardly fr... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118277 | Slide assembly A slide assembly includes an outer slide member, an intermediate slide member, and an inner slide member. The outer slide member includes an opening for mounting a locking member. A lug is mounted on an end of the locking member and abuts against a side of a periphe... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111913 | 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 ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7104691 | Self-moving slide, mechanism for self-moving slide and method for self-moving a slide A mechanism is provided that couples to a slide member of at least a two member slide forming a self-moving slide as well as to a self-moving slide incorporating such a mechanism. The mechanism has a housing having a first slot guiding an actuator and a second slot ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101081 | Positioning device for a ball bearing slide A positioning device for a ball bearing slide includes a positioning member and a releasing member and is incorporated with a mobile track and a fixed track. The positioning member is pivoted to the mobile track. The releasing member is inserted into the mobile trac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090319 | Guide tab and slide incorporating the same A guide tab and a multiple member slide incorporating such guide tab are provided. The guide tab is coupled to one slide member of the slide. When actuated, the guide tab activates a latch allowing another slide member of the slide to decouple from the slide. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083243 | Self-closing and opening preventing device for slide rails A self-closing and opening preventing device for slide rails of a drawer includes a housing fixed on the rear inside of a fixing rail with engaging holes on its front upper and lower positions and a long pin guiding groove on its central part. A cam slider is movabl... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7008107 | Linear motion guide unit A linear motion guide unit has a guide rail made of a thin plate, and a stopper construction installed detachably to the guide rail to prevent a slider from becoming untethered while on a sliding movement relative to the guide rail. A linear motion guide unit is dis... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001004 | Removable dishrack track stop A removable track stop for a dishwasher track movably carrying a dishrack. The track stop has a hollow sleeve that fits into the end of a generally C-shaped track and has a grip that extends from the sleeve and the end of the track. A movable lock member in the slee... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997611 | Positioning device for a multi-section slide track assembly of drawers A positioning device for the multi-section slide track assembly includes an inner slide track, an intermediate slide track, and an outer slide track. The positioning device consists of a positioning member and an actuating member pivot-connected thereto. The positio... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976745 | Snap-on slide and rail assembly A snap-on sliding track assembly and method including a rail assembly and a slide assembly adapted to be securely mounted to each other without loose hardware and tools. The rail assembly has a latch and a plurality of standoffs. The slide assembly has a latch recep... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968612 | Line facility for producing structure A production line (1) is constituted of a sliding path (10) as a moving path provided along nine working step positions from a first step position (P1) to a ninth step position (P9), nine skids (20) as support-receipt plates slidab... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6926377 | Drawer slide latch and release mechanism A drawer slide includes a first slide channel telescopically mounted for longitudinal movement in a second slide channel. The first channel includes a cantilever spring latch which engages the second slide channel when the first slide channel is extended to a fully ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6585335 | Rear-section bolt lock structure of a slide A rear-section bolt lock structure of a slide includes an outer rail provided with a stop plate. An intermediate rail is moved in the outer rail, and provided with a locking block rested on the stop block of the outer rail. The intermediate rail is combin... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6502910 | Stopper device of drawer slide rail A stopper device of a drawer slide rail, including an outer slide rail, a middle slide rail, an inner slide rail, an outer stop section and an inner stop section. The outer slide rail is disposed on a cabinet body. The outer stop section is disposed at on... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6435636 | Drawer slide cushion end stop bumper construction A cushion and stop detent member for a drawer slide includes cushioning arms, a detent projection and a frictional ramp or surface all embodied in a single element positioned to engage telescopic slide members of a drawer slide construction in a manner wh... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6402274 | Drawer slide construction with anti-rebound feature Anti-rebound drawer slide includes a leaf spring positioned at the inner end of the slide cooperative with a cam that receives an inner slide channel. Rotation of the cam by engagement with the slide channel is controlled and an anti-rebound effect is ach... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6254210 | Drawer slide bearing retainer and guide block An improved bearing retainer and a guide block for use with drawer slides having multiple slide members. The bearing retainer comprises a connecting member and upper and lower flanges, with apertures to house bearings, extending from the top and bottom of... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6145945 | Drawer slide bearing retainer and guide block An improved bearing retainer and a guide block for use with drawer slides having multiple slide members. The bearing retainer comprises a connecting member and upper and lower flanges, with apertures to house bearings, extending from the top and bottom of... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5871265 | Two-way slide A sequencing latch that prevents an intermediate slide member of a drawer slide assembly from protruding from a two-way cabinet or rack. A latching arm mounted to the intermediate slide member responds to forces exerted by cams attached to the inner slide... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5577821 | Sliding track assembly for drawers A sliding track assembly including an outer rail securely fixed to the inside wall of a cabinet, an intermediate rail, an rail securely fixed to a drawer at one lateral side, a first sliding ball rack slidably connected between the outer rail and the inte... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5542759 | Shock absorbing disconnect latch for drawer slides A disconnect latch is provided for use with a drawer slide assembly of the type including an elongated drawer member and a stopper for limiting longitudinal travel of the elongated drawer member. The disconnect latch includes the unitarily formed combinat... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5413409 | Device for supporting a paper cassette A paper cassette is provided having on its bottom surface cassette rails and contact portions. The cassette rails are located in front of the contact portions by a predetermined distance. When the paper cassette is withdrawn, the cassette rails separate a... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5411333 | Recyclable drawer slide A drawer slide assembly comprising two or more channel pieces is fabricated from both plastic and metal materials. Specifically, the channel pieces are made up of formed steel and certain individual components such as stops, cushions and ball retainers ar... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5344228 | Thin offset drawer slide with progression roller A thin profile drawer slide apparatus for slidably supporting a heavy drawer in furniture, comprising symmetrical, identical channel members for slidably attaching the apparatus to a drawer and an article of furniture, a plurality of bearings slidably ret... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5316389 | Drawer slide assembly A drawer slide stop lever mechanism comprises a stop lever that is fixed to an inner channel member between the ends of the channel, and at one end of the stop lever, with the other end being free to resiliently flex from an at rest position to an actuate... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5297873 | Stopper assembly for use in a linear motion guide unit A stopper assembly for use in a linear motion rolling contact guide unit, including a rail formed with a pair of inner guide grooves, a slider slidably mounted on the rail and formed with a pair of outer guide grooves, each located opposite to a correspon... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5292198 | Pull-out guide fitting for drawers A pull-out guide fitting for a drawer includes a drawer-side pull-out rail and a furniture carcass-side support rail, and possibly a middle rail disposed between the pull-out rail and the support rail. The support rail is mounted by support structure or c... | 03/08/1994 |
