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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7331644 | Stay-closed drawer slide with socket A self-closing drawer slide assembly for installation between a drawer and the interior of a cabinet is disclosed in conjunction with a compatible mounting socket for mounting the rear of the cabinet member to the rear wall of the cabinet. The socket telescopically ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7293815 | Guide structure of a tray A guide structure of a tray includes a guide part equipped to a predetermined location within a vehicle and having a pair of upper and lower guide rails protruded on either inner side of the guide part while being spaced a predetermined distance apart from each othe... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287820 | Drawer combination of drawer cabinet and drawer as well as aircraft or train provided with such a combination The invention relates to a drawer comprising a bottom surface (11), two opposing side walls (12,13) and a top surface (14). The side walls are each provided at the top with a recess (15) that extends over the entire side wall, is open tow... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7178889 | Slide rail A slide rail unit for guiding an object to be pulled out, such as drawer, from a body, such as furniture or desk, in which the object is slidably accommodated includes a body side rail provided for the body, and an object (i.e., drawer) side rail provided for the ob... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7021729 | Device mounting and retention assembly A device mounting and retention mechanism is disclosed, comprising a guide disposed on a device so that the guide is capable of slidably moving along a guide channel so that a retention mechanism may engage the guide thereby providing a restraining force and ground ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001000 | Drawer assembly and storage cabinet A drawer assembly includes a drawer having a bottom wall, first and second opposing end walls, and first and second opposing side walls. The end and side walls cooperate to define an open top for receiving and removing contents. First and second longitudinal top rai... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6921143 | Modular swinging bin storage system A swinging bin storage system is disclosed. The system has a cabinet with an open front, with an upper track and a lower track adjacent to its open front, and bins located within the cabinet portion. Each bin has a pivot that permit the bin to laterally slide in the... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6828041 | Rolling apparatus The bearing rings 1 and 2 of a rolling bearing is formed of one kind of titanium alloys of β type titanium alloys, near β type titanium alloys and α+β type titanium alloys. The titanium alloy has a surface hardness of Hv 400 or more and less than H... | 12/07/2004 |
| 5896094 | Keyless entry system A keyless entry system for use with a mobile transmitter for transmitting an ID code specified therefor along with a command for vehicle door lock/unlock remote control to a control unit. The control unit is operable in an ID code registration mode for re... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5809834 | Motion roller bearing assembly A combination linear and circular motion roller bearing assembly have a rail and a pair of tracks, each located along a side wall of the rail. The rail forms a contiguous path having both linear and circular portions. A slider bearing assembly is movably ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5518820 | Case-hardened titanium aluminide bearing A bearing includes a bearing component, such as a bearing race, having a bearing contact surface. A region at the bearing contact surface is made of titanium aluminide, preferably an alpha-2 or gamma titanium aluminide. A case-hardened layer present at th... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5403097 | Three part glide on solid bearing drawer slide The invention lies in a solid bearing drawer slide with an innovative reinforced plastic intermediate channel resulting in smooth, silent operation. The new low cost slide has the action and durability of a ball bearing and drawer slide while costing a fr... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5393137 | Damper assembly A damper assembly includes anti-rattle tracking devices or components for preventing rattling and play when a sliding tray is moved into and out from a stationary housing by a damper device. The damper device further includes a fail-safe locking device so... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5147138 | Drawer slide and guide assembly A sliding assembly for a furniture drawer including a C-shaped metal slide in combination with a T-shaped wooden guide, the slide being equipped with an integral, depending detent while the guide is equipped with a spring clip in a top groove receiving th... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5046861 | Vertically oriented drawer slide A drawer slide device for suspending and supporting a drawer which permits the drawer to be opened and closed and limits the travel of the drawer includes a guide bar ridgedly attached to a drawer holder and having a slot therein, and a slide bar suspende... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5018800 | Ashtray for vehicles A container, like an ashtray, particularly for use in a vehicle. A housing with an open side and a drawer like insert slidably guided for movement into and out of the housing. A plurality of guide members fastened to each of the opposite sidewalls of the ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 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 |
| 5002402 | Unhanded slide latch device The preferred latch device consists of two elements, attached to interfitting longitudinally movable slide members in a relationship to pass adjacent to one another as the slide members move longitudinally. The elements each carry stops which are position... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4986674 | Vehicle accessory glide apparatus A glide apparatus for an assembly, such as a vehicle interior accessory, includes a first member disposed for slidable relative movement with respect to a second member. The first member has a longitudinally-extending, generally channel-shaped portion def... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4944605 | Drawer slides sets A drawer slide set includes a two part guide and a two part slide. The guide is made of a first plate which is formed into a guide-connector having a roller rotatably mounted thereon. The guide-connector has a profiled end which extends into a correspondi... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4890938 | Wooden drawer guide A conventional dovetail slot is formed in a wooden guide which is attached to the bottom of a drawer. A rubber or plastic wedge is secured in one end of the slot and tapers outwardly towards the end of the slot. A runner having a dovetail-shaped tongue mo... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4861122 | Storage cabinet A cabinet (10) comprises a housing (12) and a drawer (14) slidably mounted to the housing (12). The drawer includes a shroud (52), a drawer front (56) mounted at a front portion (59) of the shroud (52) and a back panel (60) mounted at a rear portion (57) ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4861123 | Integral slide formed from drawer shell A drawer with integral drawer slides is roll formed from a drawer blank.... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4832423 | Double wall drawer frame A drawer has metal drawer frames or side walls and a front plate connected thereto by holding devices. At least one strip of plastics material or the like is fastened to the outer side of each of the drawer frames. The strips cover holes in the drawer fra... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4820002 | Safety interlock A filing cabinet includes a safety interlock that prevents more than one drawer from being opened at a time. The safety interlock comprises a column of endwise abutting catches mounted to the cabinet wall for vertical reciprocation thereon. The ends of th... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4761081 | Glide system for mini-load warehouse rack A glide (10) for a shelf (25) of a mini-load warehouse rack has a bearing plate (12) held in place on the shelf by a detent (24) raised up from the upper surface (26) of the shelf and fitting a hole (18) in the bearing plate. A clip (14) on an edge (15) o... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4759341 | Sliding rail support system A slidable support system is formed of two rails having opposed channels. The rails have flat mounting surfaces adapted to be affixed to a support and an element to be slidably mounted, and at least two bearings are provided extending into the channels of... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4752143 | Drawer guide A guide for drawers, cutting boards and other such retractable furniture parts, having a guide rail which can be fastened to a cabinet wall, and a running rail which can be fastened to the retractable furniture part and is mounted for movement along the g... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4712927 | Nested plastic extension slide A nested plastic slide is disclosed having three pieces that fit together with very little spacing between parts. The vertical dimension of all parts is greater than the horizontal dimension. The part most subject to damage is the inner piece, which is re... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4601522 | Pull-out guide assembly for drawers or the like In a pull-out guide assembly for drawers there are arranged at each side of the drawer a supporting rail at the side of the body and a pull-out rail at the side of the drawer. A roller carrier with rollers is mounted between the rails at each side. The su... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4534600 | Drawer slide assembly An improvement on my U.S. Pat. No. 4,389,079, granted June 21, 1983, for a DRAWER SLIDE ASSEMBLY applicable to case goods generally, such as chests, desks, dressers, tables and other household furniture having a drawer. My invention is applicable to case ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4501453 | Slide assembly for drawer A drawer slide assembly for use with a generally T-shaped guide mounted on the article of furniture which includes a C-shaped slide mountable on the underside of a drawer receivable within the furniture article, the slide being equipped with an interlocki... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4441773 | Bottom mounted drawer slide assembly The present invention is directed to improvements in bottom mounted drawer slide assemblies and pertains more particularly to an assembly adapted to provide a secure connection between the drawer channel component of the assembly and drawers of a wide var... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4440461 | Slide arrangement A receptacle comprising a housing (14) and drawers (15) and (16). Drawers (15) and (16) having ends (17) provided with an integral upper ridge (18) and integral lower ridge (19). Housing (14) having end panels (23) provided with inwardly facing integral r... | 04/03/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4331369 | Chassis integrated slide A compact chassis-integrated slide assembly for use with electronic or other equipment. A movable chassis is translated relative to a stationary rack. Two or more slide guides are fastened to each of the two side walls of the chassis. The slide guides are... | 05/25/1982 |
