Patent ID: 6712435
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A self closing slide comprising:a first slide member; a second slide member slidably coupled to the first slide member; a self closing mechanism coupled to the second slide member comprising a housing having a first wall spaced apart from the second slide member defining a space therebetween, and at least a side wall extending from the first wall toward the second slide member, wherein the space is bounded by the first wall, the second slide member and the at least a side wall, a spring within the housing, the spring being located in the space, wherein the first slide member slides over the space and the spring, and an actuator moveable in response to a force generated by the spring; and a slot formed on the first slide member and extending to an end of the first slide member, wherein at least a portion of said actuator is received within the slot, and wherein the end of the first slide member is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the first slide member.