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US 10,292,495 B2Granted
Drawer glide mechanism
AssigneeRsi Home Products Management, Inc.
InventorsBradly Anderson, Edward William Roy Lachman, Jeffrey Scott Hoeft
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Abstract
A drawer glide mechanism can include a first elongate guide member, a second elongate glide member, a ball bearing component, and a v-notch socket. The first elongate guide member includes a distal end that is configured to fit within an opening in the v-notch socket. The drawer glide mechanism can further include one or more floating members and fixed members.
Claims5
A method of assembling a drawer system, the method comprising:
- providing a drawer glide mechanism having:
- a first elongate guide member;
- a second elongate guide member connected to the first elongate guide member and configured to slide longitudinally with respect to the first elongate guide member, wherein the second elongate guide member includes a fixed member connected to a floating member;
- a ball bearing component positioned between the first and second elongate guide members;
- and
- a socket connected to a distal end of the first elongate guide member;
- connecting the socket to a back wall of a drawer cabinet such that the socket facilitates lateral movement of the distal end of the first elongate guide member with respect to the back wall;
- connecting a first portion of the first elongate guide member to a frame of the drawer cabinet;
- connecting a first portion of the second elongate guide member to a drawer;
- and
- connecting a second portion of the second elongate guide member to the drawer such that the second elongate guide member is permitted to move toward and away from the drawer, and wherein the second portion comprises the floating member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.