# US 2013/0278125 A1 · Drawer slides for face frame cabinets

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- Number: US 2013/0278125 A1
- Document ID: US20130278125A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/866,283
- Filed: 2013-04-19
- Published: 2013-10-24
- Earliest claimed: 2012-04-20
- Inventors: Roman Lang; Nina P. Gueorguieva; Walter Maxwell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130278125A1

## CPC

- A47B 88/443: Successive movement of rails within drawer slides, i.e. at least one rail element is not moving during the movement of other elements
- A47B 88/407: Adjustably or detachably mounted drawers (A47B88/423 takes precedence)
- A47B 88/43: at cabinet side
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)

## Abstract

A drawer slide for a cabinet or the like includes: an elongate cabinet member; an elongate drawer member disposed substantially parallel to the cabinet member; and a slide mechanism mounted to the cabinet member and the drawer member that enables the drawer member to slide relative to the cabinet member between a rearward retracted position and a forward extended position. In the retracted position, the rear end of the cabinet member extends rearwardly between about ¾ and 1 inch farther than the rear end of the drawer member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A drawer slide, comprising:
an elongate cabinet member;
an elongate drawer member disposed substantially parallel to the cabinet member; and
a slide mechanism mounted to the cabinet member and the drawer member that enables the drawer member to slide relative to the cabinet member between a rearward retracted position and a forward extended position;
wherein in the retracted position, the rear end of the cabinet member extends rearwardly between about ¾ and 1 inch farther than the rear end of the drawer member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A cabinet having opposed side walls, a rear wall, a floor, and a front face frame with a cutout area, wherein the cabinet member of the drawer slide of claim 1 is mounted to the rear wall and to the front face frame.