Push-to-open, soft close drawer slide apparatus and method of use

A push-to-open, soft close drawer slide apparatus for a drawer slide assembly, the apparatus comprising:

• a housing mounted to a first rail of the drawer slide assembly;
• a guide block mounted to a second rail of the drawer slide assembly;
• an ejector slidably mounted to the housing and configured to abut the guide block;
• a carriage slidably mounted to the housing and slidable in a generally longitudinal direction along the housing;
• a damper supported by the housing and connected to the carriage;
• a soft close bias member connected to the housing and the carriage;
• an ejector bias member connected to the housing and the ejector;
• a pin, slidable in a generally lateral direction within the carriage, having a first end extending from the carriage and a second end extending from the carriage;
• and,
• the first end slidingly engaged with a groove in the housing and the second end slidingly engaged with the guide block.