Patent ID: 6230903
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A47B,H05K

Abstract:
A rack slide assembly comprising:a slide mechanism having an outer channel and an inner channel, said outer channel having a first end and a second end, and said inner channel and said outer channel being translatable relative to each other along a longitudinal axis of said slide mechanism;a first mounting bracket affixed to said outer channel and having a mounting flange adjacent said first end of said outer channel and orthogonal to said longitudinal axis;first rack pins disposed on said mounting flange of said first mounting bracket;a second mounting bracket slidably attached to said outer channel for movement relative to said outer channel along said longitudinal axis and having a mounting flange adjacent said second end of said outer channel and orthogonal to said longitudinal axis;second rack pins disposed on said mounting flange of said second mounting bracket;said first rack pins extending along said longitudinal axis toward said second mounting bracket, and said second rack pins extending along said longitudinal axis toward said first mounting bracket;each of said first rack pins and said second rack pins comprising a pin having a first section and a second section arranged in succession along a pin axis, wherein a lateral dimension of said first section orthogonal to said pin axis is greater than a lateral dimension of said second section orthogonal to said pin axis;a biasing element that biases said second mounting bracket toward said first mounting bracket; anda locking mechanism for selectively locking said second mounting bracket relative to said outer channel.