Patent ID: 6254209
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A drawer slide assembly comprising:an outer slide member;an inner slide member slidably coupled to the outer slide member, the inner member having a web and a bent leg portion along each edge of the web defining a channel;a tab located at an end of the outer slide member, the tab extending into the channel and having a width; andan elastomeric bumper engageable by the inner slide member and having an upper end and a lower end mounted on the tab by means of a central slot extending through the bumper wherein the slot comprises a length, said length being longer than said tab width, wherein when mounted on the tab and when not engaged by the inner slide member, the bumper is not under tension and the bumper can slide relative to the tab in a direction along the slot length, and wherein the inner slide leg portions engage an outer surface of the bumper for centering the bumper between the leg portions when the inner slide member is moved to a closed position.