# US 2022/0192377 A1 · Undermount drawer slide

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- Number: US 2022/0192377 A1
- Document ID: US20220192377A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/688,303
- Filed: 2022-03-07
- Published: 2022-06-23
- Earliest claimed: 2019-02-05
- Assignees: Actron Manufacturing Company
- Applicants: Actron Manufacturing, Inc.
- Inventors: Jason A. Rechberg
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220192377A1

## CPC

- A47B 88/493: with rollers, ball bearings, wheels, or the like
- F16C 29/004: {Fixing of a carriage or rail, e.g. rigid mounting to a support structure or a movable part}
- F16C 29/008: {Systems with a plurality of bearings, e.g. four carriages supporting a slide on two parallel rails}
- F16C 29/045: {having rolling elements journaled in one of the moving parts}
- F16C 29/046: {with balls journaled in pockets}
- A47B 2210/0056: Guide located at the bottom of the drawer
- F16C 2220/66: by milling
- F16C 2314/72: Drawers
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS

## Abstract

A drawer slide including a base member, a roller support, ball bearings and roll pins. The base member a track base and first and second walls. The first and second walls and the track base define a first channel. The first wall has a first race and the second wall has a second race. The roller support is within the first channel. The roller support has first and second side walls and a center section disposed between the first and second side walls. The first and second side walls are disposed adjacent the first and second walls. The center section is disposed adjacent the track base. The first and second side walls have bearing apertures. The center section has roller openings. The ball bearings are disposed the first and second races. The roll pins are in the roller openings in rolling contact with the track base.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A drawer slide comprising:
a base member having a track portion with a track base and first and second outer walls extending from the track base, the first and second outer walls and the track base defining a first channel along a longitudinal axis, the first outer wall having a first outer race and the second outer wall having a second outer race;
a lower roller support slidably disposed within the first channel along the longitudinal axis, the lower roller support having a first and second lower inner side walls and a lower center section disposed between the first and second lower inner side walls, the first and second lower inner side walls respectively disposed adjacent the first and second outer walls of the track portion, the lower center section disposed adjacent the track base, the first and second lower inner side walls respectively having lower bearing apertures formed there through, the lower center section having lower roller openings formed there through;
a first plurality of ball bearings respectively disposed in the lower bearing apertures and the first and second outer races; and
a first plurality of roll pins respectively disposed orthogonal to the longitudinal axis in the lower roller openings in rolling contact with the track base.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The drawer slide of claim 1 wherein the base member is formed from a singular piece of material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The drawer slide of claim 1 wherein the base member is formed of a single piece of milled metal.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The drawer slide of claim 1 wherein the drawer slide is for use with a drawer and a drawer surround sized and configured to receive the drawer, the track portion has a mounting hole formed there through for mounting the base member to the drawer surround with a fastener.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The drawer slide of claim 4 wherein the base member has an elongate flange extending along the track portion, the flange is orthogonally disposed with regard to the track base.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The drawer slide of claim 1 wherein the drawer slide is for use with a drawer and a drawer surround sized and configured to receive the drawer, the flange has a mounting hole formed there through for mounting the base member to the drawer surround with a fastener.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The drawer slide of claim 1 wherein the first and second lower inner side walls and the lower center section form a lower roller channel.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The drawer slide of claim 7 further includes an elongate support bar disposed in the lower roller channel and sized and configured to longitudinally slide relative to the lower roller support, the elongate support bar has a top face and an opposing bottom face, the support bar further has a first side face and an opposing second side face with the first and second side faces being respectively disposed between the top and bottom faces.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The drawer slide of claim 8 wherein the bottom face is disposed in rolling contact with the first plurality of roll pins.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The drawer slide of claim 8 wherein the first side face has a first lower inner race, the second side face has a second lower inner race, the first plurality of ball bearings are respectively disposed between the first outer race and the first lower inner race and between the second outer race and the second lower inner race.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The drawer slide of claim 10 wherein the first side face has a first upper inner race, the second side face has a second upper inner race.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The drawer slide of claim 11 further includes an upper roller support sized and configured to longitudinally slide relative to the support bar, the upper roller support has first and second upper inner side walls and an upper center section disposed between the first and second upper inner side walls, the first upper inner side wall is disposed adjacent the first side face, the second upper inner side wall is disposed adjacent the second side face, the upper center section is disposed adjacent the top face.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The drawer slide of claim 12 wherein the first side face has a first upper inner race, the second side face has a second upper inner race, and the drawer slide further has a second plurality of ball bearings respectively disposed in the first and second upper inner races.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The drawer slide of claim 13 wherein the first and second upper inner side walls respectively have upper bearing apertures formed there through, the second plurality of ball bearings are respectively disposed in the upper bearing apertures.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The drawer slide of claim 12 wherein the upper center section has upper roller openings formed there through, the drawer slide further includes a second plurality of roll pins respectively disposed in the lower roller openings in rolling contact with the top face.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The drawer slide of claim 12 further includes an upper track member sized and configured to longitudinally slide relative to the upper roller support, the upper track member has third and fourth outer walls and a track center section disposed between the third and fourth outer walls, the third and fourth outer walls and the track center section defining a second channel, the upper roller support is slidably disposed within the second channel.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The drawer slide of claim 16 wherein the first side face has a first upper inner race, the second side face has a second upper inner race, the third outer wall has a third outer race, the fourth outer wall has a fourth outer race, the drawer slide further has a second plurality of ball bearings respectively disposed in the first and second upper inner races and the third and fourth outer races.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The drawer slide of claim 17 wherein the first and second upper inner side walls respectively have upper bearing apertures formed there through, the second plurality of ball bearings are respectively disposed in the upper bearing apertures and the third and fourth outer races.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The drawer slide of claim 16 wherein the upper center section has upper roller openings formed there through, the drawer slide further includes a second plurality of roll pins respectively disposed in the lower roller openings in rolling contact with the top face and the track center section.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

The drawer slide of claim 1 wherein the drawer slide is for use with a drawer and a drawer surround sized and configured to receive the drawer, the track portion has a mounting hole formed there through for mounting the base member to the drawer surround with a fastener, the drawer slide further includes a drawer attachment member longitudinally attached to the upper track member, the drawer attachment member has a mounting hole formed there through for mounting the drawer attachment member to the drawer with a fastener.

### Claim at position 21

21-30. (canceled)