Patent ID: 7850369
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A non-disconnect drop-in ball bearing slide assembly for supporting an object comprising: a stationary slide; an intermediate slide slidably connected to the stationary slide with at least one ball bearing interposed between the intermediate slide and the stationary slide; a ball bearing retainer having a top member and a base member, the top and base members extending along a length, a first plurality of ball bearings extending along the length of base member, and a second plurality of ball bearings extending along at least a portion of the length of the top member; and a moveable slide extending along a length and having a top rail and a bottom rail, the moveable slide having at least one slot formed on the top rail for receiving a mounting post of an object, the moveable slide slidably supported within the intermediate slide by the ball bearing retainer, wherein the first plurality of ball bearings are interposed between the bottom rail and the base member and the second plurality of ball bearings are interposed between the top rail and the top member, wherein one or more of the at least one slots in the moveable slide align with a corresponding aperture in a bearing surface of the intermediate slide when the moveable slide is in a fully-extended position to thereby allow a mounting post to extend through said aperture into the corresponding slot, the ball bearing retainer configured so that the second plurality of ball bearings do not obstruct passage of said mounting post through said aperture into said corresponding slot.