Patent ID: 6435636
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A drawer slide comprising, in combination:an outer channel for attachment to a wall, said outer channel including an inner end; an intermediate channel telescopically and slidably mounted in the outer channel and slidable between a closed position and an open position; an attachment assembly for attaching the intermediate channel to a drawer; said intermediate channel including an inner end positioned adjacent the inner end of the outer channel when the inner and intermediate channels are in the closed position; a cushion detent bumper and stop attached to the inner end of the outer channel, said bumper and stop comprised solely of an elastic material and including a central body with at least one separate, resilient leg spaced from the body, projecting in the path of the intermediate channel and flexibly engageable by the intermediate channel when the intermediate channel is moved to the closed position to thereby cushion the movement, said cushion detent bumper and stop further including a separate, integral, resilient cam surface comprised solely of said elastic material and positioned in the path of the intermediate channel; said inner end of the intermediate channel including a follower face on the inner end which engages with the resilient cam surface of the cushion detent bumper and stop over a range of movement of the intermediate channel to the closed position whereby the resilient leg comprises an integral, elastic, flexible bumper and the cam surface comprises a means to frictionally decrease rebound by intermediate channel movement to the closed position.