Thin offset drawer slide with progression roller

A slide mechanism comprising first and second channel members and four sets of bearings rollable on and retained by an intermediate slide member comprising a unitarily formed combination of a central wall, a first pair of bearing raceways joined to ends of the central wall, and a second pair of raceways each joined to a wall extending angularly outwardly from one of the first pair of bearing raceways, wherein the central wall is generally vertical and further comprises a roller clearance window with a progression roller mounted therein for rotation about a generally vertical axis.

A slide mechanism comprising first and second channel members and four sets of bearings rollable on and retained by an intermediate slide member comprising a unitarily formed combination of a central wall, a first pair of bearing raceways joined to ends of the central wall, and a second pair of raceways each joined to a wall extending angularly outwardly from one of the first pair of bearing raceways, wherein the central wall is generally vertical and further comprises a progression roller mounted therein under compression for rotation about a generally vertical axis, wherein a perimeter surface of the roller contacts interior surfaces of the channel members and controls motion of the channel members by friction between the roller and the channel members.

On a drawer movable in an article of furniture, a slide mechanism comprising two opposed generally "C" shaped outside channel members and a plurality of bearings retained by, and rotatable on said channel members, an intermediate slide member comprising a unitarily formed combination of a central wall, a first pair of bearing raceways joined to ends of the central wall, and a second pair of bearing raceways each joined to a wall extending angularly outwardly from one of the first pair of bearing raceway, wherein the central wall is generally vertical and further comprises a roller clearance window with a progression roller mounted therein for rotation about a generally vertical axis.

On a drawer movable in an article of furniture, a slide mechanism comprising two opposed generally "C" shaped outside channel members and a plurality of bearings retained by, and rotatable on said channel members, an intermediate slide member comprising a unitarily formed combination of a central wall, a first pair of bearing raceways joined to ends of the central wall, and a second pair of bearing raceways each joined to a wall extending angularly outwardly from one of the first pair of bearing raceways, wherein the central wall is generally vertical and further comprises a progression roller mounted therein under compression for rotation about a generally vertical axis, wherein a perimeter surface of the roller contacts interior surfaces of the channel members and controls motion of the channel members by friction between the roller and the channel members.

On a drawer movable in an article of furniture, a slide mechanism comprising two opposed generally "C" shaped channel members and a plurality of bearings rollable on and retained by said channel members, an intermediate slide member comprising a central wall unitarily formed with a first pair of top and bottom double-thickness bearing raceways joined to ends of the central wall, and a second pair of bearing raceways each joined to a wall extending angularly outwardly from one of the first pair of top and bottom double-thickness bearing raceways, wherein the central wall is generally vertical and further comprises a progression roller mounted therein under compression for rotation about a generally vertical axis, wherein a perimeter surface of the roller contacts interior surfaces of the channel members and controls motion of the channel members by friction between the roller and the channel members, wherein each of the channel members further comprises at least one roller clearance window through which the roller protrudes without compression when the slide mechanism is in a fully closed position, and wherein each said clearance window comprises leading and trailing edges spaced apart by an overall width less than a diameter of the roller, whereby the leading and trailing edges act as detents on motion of the roller when the slide mechanism is in the closed position.