US 10,765,208 B2Granted

Drawer glide mechanism

AssigneeRsi Home Products Management, Inc.

InventorsEdward William Roy Lachman, Bradly Anderson

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Abstract

A drawer glide mechanism can include a first elongate guide member, a second elongate guide member, a ball bearing component, a v-notch socket, a release mechanism, and/or a roller support. The first elongate guide member can include 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. In some cases, the drawer glide mechanism includes a release member configured to facilitate separation of the first and second elongate guide members when actuated and to inhibit or prevent accidental separation of the first and second elongate guide members.

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Dependent claims

A drawer glide mechanism comprising:

a first elongate guide member having:
a first end, a second end opposite the first end;
a web;
a first flange extending from the web;
and
a second flange extending from the web and spaced from the first flange, the second flange generally parallel to the first flange;
a second elongate guide member having:
a first end, a second end opposite the first end;
a web;
a first flange extending from the web;
and
a second flange extending from the web and spaced from the first flange of the second elongate guide member, the second flange generally parallel to the first flange;
a ball bearing component nested at least partially between the first elongate guide member and the second elongate guide member, the ball bearing component configured to facilitate movement of the second elongate guide member relative to the first elongate guide member in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction;
and
a roller support attached to the web of the first elongate guide member and positioned between the first and second flanges of the second elongate guide member such that a first gap exists between the first flange of the second elongate guide member and the roller support and a second gap exists between the second flange of the second elongate guide member and the roller support, wherein the roller support is positioned closer to the second end of the first elongate guide member than to the first end of the first elongate guide member, and wherein the roller support is configured to limit movement of the second end of the second elongate guide member in a third direction that is non-parallel to the first and second directions.

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A drawer glide mechanism comprising:

a first elongate guide member having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a web, a first flange extending from the web, and a second flange extending from the web and spaced from the first flange, the second flange generally parallel to the first flange;
a second elongate guide member having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a web, a first flange extending from the web, and a second flange extending from the web and spaced from the first flange of the second elongate guide member, the second flange generally parallel to the first flange;
a ball bearing component configured to facilitate movement of the second elongate guide member relative to the first elongate guide member in at least a first direction between a first position and a second position, wherein the second end of the second elongate guide member is farther from the second end of the first elongate guide member when the second elongate guide member is in the second position than when in the first position;
and
a roller support attached to the first elongate guide member, wherein, when the second elongate guide member is in the first position, a first gap exists between the first flange of the second elongate guide member and the roller support and a second gap exists between the second flange of the second elongate guide member and the roller support, and wherein the roller support is configured to limit movement of the second end of the second elongate guide member in a second direction that is non-parallel to the first direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/408,029Filed 9 May 2019 · continuation
Priority: 9 May 2014
Published: US 2020/0100590 A12 Apr 2020
Granted: 8 Sep 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

A47B 88/487
With single extensible guides or parts: with rollers, ball bearings, wheels, or the like
A47B 88/423
Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor: fastening devices for slides or guides
A47B 88/43
Fastening devices for slides or guides: at cabinet side
A47B 88/447
Sequencing or synchronisation of drawer slides or functional units: simultaneous movement of rails within drawer slides, i.e. with a coordination…

Family

Application61/991,263Us provisional application · filed 9 May 2014
Application14/706,829Parent of this continuation · filed 7 May 2015
Application15/188,821Parent of this division · filed 21 Jun 2016
US 9,375,084 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 28 Jun 2016
Application15/697,278Parent of this continuation · filed 6 Sep 2017
US 9,756,942 B2Parent of this division · filed 12 Sep 2017
US 2020/0100590 A1Pre-grant publication · published 2 Apr 2020
US 10,327,549 B2Parent of this continuation
Application15/697,278Parent of this division
Application15/188,821Parent of this continuation
US 2015/0342346 A1Published application
US 2017/0099947 A1Published application
US 2018/0206635 A1Published application
US 10,765,208 B2This patent

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