Slide rail assembly with front release

A slide rail assembly comprising:

• a first slide rail having a first elongated body, wherein said first elongated body has first track members which are spaced apart to extend in an oppositely facing arrangement along at least part of a longitudinal length of said first elongated body;
• first latch means mounted to said first slide rail;
• a second slide rail having a second elongated body, wherein said second elongated body has a forward section, a rearward section and an intermediate section disposed between said forward and rearward sections, and said second elongated body further includes second track members extending lengthwise along at least part of said second elongated body in a spaced apart, oppositely facing alignment for moveably engaging said first track members of said first elongated body;
• wherein second slide rail is telescopically extensible relative to said first slide rail from a retracted position to a forward position in which said forward section and at least part of said intermediate section is disposed forward of said first slide rail;
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• second latch means mounted to said intermediate section of said second slide rail for engaging said first latch means to latch said second slide rail in said forward position, fixed in said forward position;
• release means for engaging one of said first and second latch means to release said first and second latch means from engaging to release said second slide rail from being latched in said forward position, wherein said release means is mounted to said second slide rail by at least one retention member which is fixed to said second slide rail, and saidrelease means slidably extends from said forward section of said second slide rail to said intermediate section of said second slide rail.

A slide rail assembly comprising:

• a first slide rail having a first elongated body, wherein said first elongated body has first track members being spaced apart to extend in an oppositely facing arrangement along at least part of a longitudinal length of said first elongated body;
• a catch member mounted to said first elongate body;
• a second slide rail having a second elongated body, wherein said second elongated body has forward section, a rearward section and an intermediate section disposed between said forward and rearward sections, and said second elongated body further including second track members which extend lengthwise along at least part of said second elongated body in a spaced apart, oppositely facing alignment for moveably engaging said first track members of said first elongated body;
• a latch member mounted to said second elongate body in said intermediate section of said second elongate body for moving to engage said catch member of said first elongate body;
• wherein second slide rail is telescopically extensible relative to said first slide rail along a longitudinal axis of said first and second slide rails, from a retracted position to a fixed, forward position in which said forward section and at least part of said intermediate section is disposed forward of said first slide rail in which said latch member is aligned with said catch member, such that said latch member will releasibly engage said catch member to engage said second slide rail said fixed, forward position;
• said second slide rail having a plurality of tabs which extend from edge regions of said second slide rail toward opposite edge regions of said second slide rail, such that said tabs extend transverse to said longitudinal axis of said first and second slide rails, spaced apart from a main portion of said second elongated body and aside of a rigid release member;
• said rigid release member formed of a strip of metal, having a length which extends parallel to longitudinal axis of said first and second slide rails, said rigid release member slidably extending between said plurality of tabs and said main portion of said elongated body of said second slide rail, from said forward section to said intermediate section of said second slide rail, such that said rigid release member is disposed in alignment for slidably moving relative to said second slide rail to engage said latch member to move said latch member from engaging said catch member and unlatch said second slide rail for moving from said fixed, forward position relative to said first slide rail.

In a slide rail assembly having first and second slide rails, the first slide rail including a first elongated body having a first latch member and first track members, the first track members being spaced apart to extend in an oppositely facing arrangement along at least part of a longitudinal length of the first elongated body, and the second slide rail including a second elongated body having a second latch member and second track members, the second track members extending lengthwise along at least part of the second elongated body in a spaced apart, oppositely facing alignment for moveably engaging the first track members of the first elongated body, such that the second slide rail is moveable relative to the first slide rail to extend forward of the first slide rail and align the second latch member with the first latch member to releasibly engage to the first and second latch members and latch the second slide rail a forward position, extended forward of said first slide rail, and fixed into said forward position, the improvement comprising:

• a rigid release member moveably mounted to said second slide rail by retention members disposed on said second slide rail said rigid release member extending from a portion of said second slide rail which is disposed substantially forward of said first slide rail to one of said first and second latch members when said second slide rail is disposed in said forward position, such that said rigid release member is slidably moveable to movably engage said one of said first and second latch members to release said first and second latch members from engaging and release said second slide rail from being fixed in said forward position, extended forward of said first slide rail.

A slide rail assembly comprising:

• a first slide rail having a first elongated body, wherein said first elongated body has first track members which are spaced apart to extend in an oppositely facing arrangement along at least part of a longitudinal length of said first elongated body;
• first latch means mounted to said first slide rail;
• a second slide rail having a second elongated body, wherein said second elongated body has a forward section, a rearward section and an intermediate section disposed between said forward and rearward sections, and said second elongated body further includes second track members extending lengthwise along at least part of said second elongated body in a spaced apart, oppositely facing alignment for moveably engaging said first track members of said first elongated body;
• wherein second slide rail is telescopically extensible relative to said first slide rail from a retracted position to a forward position in which said forward section and at least part of said intermediate section is disposed forward of said first slide rail;
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• second latch means mounted to said intermediate section of said second slide rail for engaging said first latch means to latch said second slide rail in said forward position;
• release means for engaging one of said first and second latch means to release said first and second latch means from engaging to release said second slide rail from being latched in said forward position, wherein said release means is mounted to said second slide rail and extends from said forward section of said second slide rail to said intermediate section of said second slide rail;
• wherein said release means moveably engages said second latch means to release said second latch means from engaging said first latch means and release said second slide rail from said forward position, extended forward of said first slide rail;
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• wherein said second latch means comprises an elongated body having an intermediately disposed, necked-down portion, and said release means comprises a rearward end portion having an aperture which is sized to receive said intermediately disposed, necked-down portion of said second latch means, such that forward movement of said release means urges said second latch means to move from engaging said first latch means.

In a slide rail assembly having first and second slide rails, the first slide rail including a first elongated body having a first latch member and first track members, the first track members being spaced apart to extend in an oppositely facing arrangement along at least part of a longitudinal length of the first elongated body, and the second slide rail including a second elongated body having a second latch member and second track members, the second track members extending lengthwise along at least part of the second elongated body in a spaced apart, oppositely facing alignment for moveably engaging the first track members of the first elongated body, such that the second slide rail is moveable relative to the first slide rail to extend forward of the first slide rail and align the second latch member with the first latch member to releasibly engage to the first and second latch members and latch the second slide rail a forward position, extended forward of said first slide rail, the improvement comprising:

• a rigid release member moveably mounted to said second slide rail, said rigid release member extending from a portion of said second slide rail which is disposed substantially forward of said first slide rail to one of said first and second latch members when said second slide rail is disposed in said forward position, such that said rigid release member is moveable to movably engage said one of said first and second latch members to release said first and second latch members from engaging and release said second slide rail from said forward position, extended forward of said first slide rail;
• wherein said release member moveably engages the second latch member to release the second latch member from engaging the first latch member and release said second slide rail from the forward position, extended forward of the first slide rail;
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• wherein the second latch member comprises an elongated body having an intermediately disposed, necked-down portion, and said release member comprises a rearward end portion having an aperture which is sized to receive said intermediately disposed, necked-down portion of the second latch member, such that forward movement of said release member urges the second latch member to move from engaging the first latch member.