Patent ID: 9504323
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A47B

Claim Text:
1. A drawer slide structure for installation in conjunction with side walls of a storage compartment of a cabinet, said drawer slide structure comprising: a grid panel designed to be mounted by securing means to a side wall of the storage compartment, said grid panel having a plurality of identical slots, each slot of said slots having a height located between an upper surface and a lower surface; a drawer slide mechanism having a drawer member and a cabinet member, said drawer member being longitudinally slideable relative to said cabinet member, said cabinet member having an outer flat wall from which protrudes outwardly a free end of a hanger tab, said free end having an upturned shape when viewed from the side, said free end having a concave top surface, said free end having a bottom surface, said free end to be insertable within one of said slots with a portion of said bottom surface forming an interference fit with said lower surface tightly engaging with said lower surface and said top surface forming an interference fit with a portion of said upper surface tightly engaging with said upper surface when said flat wall is located parallel to said grid panel, said free end of said hanger tab having a thickness of a fraction of said height of said slot; and whereby upon inserting said free end into one of said slots with said flat wall assuming an initial inclined position relative to said grid panel and then causing said flat wall to move to be parallel to said grid panel thereby locking said cabinet member to said grid panel by said interference fits.