Drawer glide for drawer slide assembly
AssigneeKenlin Group, Inc.
InventorsLawrence J. Pomerleau, Paul C. Evans
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AssigneeKenlin Group, Inc.
InventorsLawrence J. Pomerleau, Paul C. Evans
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An improved drawer glide for a drawer slide assembly provides drawer slide securement means taking the form of an internal recess with a ramped locking tab that lockingly secures a rear portion of an elongated metal drawer slide extending past a rear panel of a drawer. By providing the recess within the drawer glide as part of the drawer slide securement means, a range of lengths of drawer slides may be used for a given drawer length, significantly reducing the number of different sizes of drawer slides required to meet demands of the furniture industry. The ramped locking tab also facilitates furniture assembly by providing reliable securement of the drawer slide in the drawer guide prior to installation on in a furniture unit. External integral reinforcement means are also provided in the form of gussets.
An improved drawer glide comprising:
An improved drawer glide comprising:
An improved drawer slide assembly having an elongated metal drawer guide secured to a furniture unit, said elongated drawer guide being generally U-shaped in cross-section and having a pair of outwardly-directed horizontal flanges at an upper end thereof, an elongated metal drawer slide secured to a bottom panel of a drawer, and a plastic drawer glide secured to a rear panel of the drawer, the drawer glide having a main wall member oriented parallel to and flush against said rear panel of the drawer, and a pair of inwardly-directed opposing ways to receive said outwardly-directed horizontal flanges of the elongated metal drawer guide, the improvement comprising:
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