Patent ID: 8186779
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A slide assembly, comprising: a first slide member including a first wall, a second wall, a connection board connected between the first and second walls, a first passage defined by the first wall and the connection board, a second passage defined by the second wall and the connection board, each passage defined so as to accommodate rolling mediums, a guiding passage defined between the rolling mediums of the first passage and the rolling mediums of the second passage; a second slide member including a top wall, a bottom wall and a side board connected between the top and bottom walls, a first guiding surface defined by the top wall and a second guiding surface defined by the bottom wall, the second slide member being inserted in the first slide member via the guiding passage, the first and second guiding surfaces being in contact with the rolling mediums of the first and second passages so that the second slide member is slidable relative to the first slide member; a first stop member movably located at an initial end of the first slide member, and the second slide member being slidably connected to the first slide member from the initial end, the first stop member including a first engaging portion and a first stop portion located opposite to the first engaging portion, the first engaging portion and the first stop portion of the first stop member being located corresponding to the guiding passage of the first slide member; a second stop member movably located at the initial end of the first slide member, and the second slide member being slidably connected to the first slide member from the initial end, the second stop member including a second engaging portion and a second stop portion located opposite to the second engaging portion, the second engaging portion and the second stop portion of the second stop member being located corresponding to the guiding passage of the first slide member, and an elastic member connected to the first and second stop members to maintain the first engaging portion and the first stop portion of the first stop member in their respective locations corresponding to the guiding passage of the first slide member, and the second engaging portion and the second stop portion of the second stop member in their respective locations corresponding to the guiding passage of the first slide member; wherein a first stop wall is located corresponding to the second stop portion of the second stop member, and a second stop wall is located corresponding to the first stop portion of the first stop member, so as to hold against the second stop portion and the first stop portion, respectively; wherein when the second slide member is inserted in the first slide member via the guiding passage, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion of the first and second stop members are pushed by the second slide member to disengage from the guiding passage, the first stop portion of the first stop member is disengaged from the guiding passage of the first slide member and the second stop portion of the second stop member is disengaged from the guiding passage of the first slide member.