Sliding rail

A sliding rail adapted to be engaged with an engaging member, said sliding rail comprising:

• a track that includes
• a base wall, and
• two side walls extending respectively and transversely from opposite sides of said base wall, said base wall having first and second ends that are opposite to each other and that are disposed between said side walls;
• and
• a limiting mechanism that includes
• an operating member movably disposed on said base wall,
• a limiting member pivotably connected to said base wall and said operating member;
• first and second positioning members extending through said limiting member, connected to said base wall, and respectively proximate to and distal from said second end of said base wall;
• and
• a connecting member extending through said operating member and said limiting member;
• wherein said limiting member has
• a limiting body,
• a pivoting portion extending from said limiting body, said connecting member pivotally extending through said pivoting portion and said operating member, and
• two limiting portions extending from said limiting body, and spaced apart from each other;
• wherein said operating member is formed with a linking slot that is inverted V-shaped, said connecting member extending movably through said linking slot, said linking slot having
• a first linking slot end,
• a second linking slot end that is opposite to said first linking slot end, and
• a linking slot tip that is disposed between said first linking slot end and said second linking slot end;
• wherein said limiting body has two pivoting slots spaced apart from each other, said first and second positioning members extending respectively through said pivoting slots;
• wherein said operating member is operable to drive said limiting member to move among a locked position, a first unlocked position, and a second unlocked position;
• wherein, when said limiting member is in the locked position, said limiting portions and one of said side walls cooperatively define a limiting space that is adapted to contain the engaging member, and said connecting member is disposed at said linking slot tip of said linking slot;
• wherein, when said limiting member is in the locked position, said operating member is movable away from said second end of said base wall to rotate said limiting member to the first unlocked position about said second positioning member by virtue of engagement between said connecting member and said linking slot, thereby opening said limiting space to allow removal of the engaging member from said limiting space, said connecting member being disposed in said second linking slot end of said linking slot when said limiting member is in the first unlocked position;
• and
• wherein, when said limiting member is in the locked position, said operating member is movable away from said first end of said base wall to rotate said limiting member about said first positioning member to the second unlocked position by virtue of the engagement between said connecting member and said linking slot, thereby opening said limiting space to allow removal of the engaging member from said limiting space, said connecting member being disposed in said first linking slot end of said linking slot when said limiting member is in the second unlocked position.