Slide assembly for use in a rack assembly

A rack assembly comprising:

• a rack;
• at least one low-profile enhanced load capacity slide assembly with reduced sliding friction coupled to said rack, wherein said slide assembly comprises:
• an outer slide component configured in a low-profile orientation providing enhanced load capacity and configured to be fixedly attached to a rack assembly;
• an intermediate slide component configured in a low-profile orientation providing enhanced load capacity and configured to be slidably engaged with said outer slide component such that said intermediate slide component can slide lengthwise with respect to said outer slide component;
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• an inner slide component configured in a low-profile orientation providing enhanced load capacity and configured to be slidably engaged with said intermediate slide component such that said inner slide component can slide lengthwise with respect to said intermediate slide component and wherein said inner slide. component makes tangential contact with said intermediate slide component providing reduced sliding friction;
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• a chassis for receiving a computer-related component, said chassis coupled to said inner slide component such that said chassis can be extended from an unextended position to a fully extended position with respect to said rack assembly.

A method of achieving a low-profile enhanced load capacity slide assembly with reduced sliding friction, said method comprising:

• providing an outer slide component configured in a low-profile orientation providing enhanced load capacity and configured to be fixedly attached to a rack assembly;
• providing an intermediate slide component configured in a low-profile orientation providing enhanced load capacity and configured to be slidably engaged with said outer slide component such that said intermediate slide component can slide lengthwise with respect to said outer slide component;
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• providing an inner slide component configured in a low-profile orientation providing enhanced load capacity and configured to be slidably engaged with said intermediate slide component such that said inner slide component can slide lengthwise with respect to said intermediate slide component and wherein said inner slide component makes tangential contact with said intermediate slide component providing reduced sliding friction.