Slider assembly for salt
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Abstract
A slider assembly includes an axle device having a base with an engaging member for coupling with another engaging member on a slat. The base includes an axle on a top thereof. The axle includes a top portion having a slit, forming two resilient tabs spaced by the slit. The axle further includes a bottom portion having an enlarged section. A slider includes a seat having a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted thereto. The seat includes an axle hole having a lower opening. The axle hole includes a retaining shoulder on an inner periphery thereof. The axle is inserted into the axle hole by resiliency provided by the slit. The enlarged section of the axle is engaged with the retaining shoulder, allowing the axle to rotate about an axis. The axle has a fixed position along the axis.
Claims3
A slider assembly for a slat comprising:
- an axle device including a base having an engaging member adapted for coupling with another engaging member on the slat, with the base including an axle on a top thereof, with the axle including a top portion having a slit, forming two resilient tabs spaced by the slit, with the axle further including a bottom portion having an enlarged section;
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- a slider including a seat having a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted thereto, with the seat including an axle hole having a lower opening, with the axle hole including a retaining shoulder on an inner periphery thereof, with the axle being inserted into the axle hole by resiliency provided by the slit, with the enlarged section of the axle engaged with the retaining shoulder, allowing the axle to rotate about an axis, and with the axle having a fixed position along the axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.