Patent ID: 9382943
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A47B,F16C

Claim Text:
1. A slide assembly, comprising: an outer slide segment having a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface; at least one intermediate slide segment telescopically engaged with the outer slide segment, the at least one intermediate slide segment having a first bearing surface, a second bearing surface, a third bearing surface and a fourth bearing surface; an inner slide segment telescopically engaged with the at least one intermediate slide segment; a plurality of first bearing members directly contacting the first bearing surface of the outer slide segment and the first bearing surface of the at least one intermediate slide segment; a plurality of second bearing members directly contacting the second bearing surface of the outer slide segment and the second bearing surface of the at least one intermediate slide segment, wherein the first and second bearing surfaces of each slide segment carry a load applied by the other slide segments; and a plurality of rollers fixed to the inner slide segment by an axle and dispersed along a length of the inner slide segment, each of the rollers extending through openings in the inner slide to contact the at least one intermediate slide segment, wherein each of the plurality of rollers transfers load to the third or fourth bearing surfaces of the at least one intermediate slide segment depending on a position of the inner slide segment with respect to the at least one intermediate slide segment, wherein the outer slide segment and the at least one intermediate slide segment are constructed from an aluminum material and shaped into a desired cross-sectional shape by a precision extrusion process such that the bearing surfaces of the outer and at least one intermediate slide segments are aluminum and are extruded into a finished shape and wherein a wall thickness of upper and lower portions defining the bearing surfaces is greater than a wall thickness of a web portion extending between the upper and lower portions, and wherein the inner slide segment is constructed from a steel material, wherein the slide assembly is a hybrid including one or more aluminum segments and one or more steel segments.