Patent ID: 6817686
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A drawer and drawer slide combination incorporating a quick-release mechanism between the drawer slide and drawer, the combination comprising a drawer, at least one drawer slide comprising at least two slide members slidable relative to one another, an external one of said members being connectable to a framework and an inner one of said members being connectable to the drawer and a clip having a fixing part adapted to be connected to one of the inner slide member and the drawer, and a latching part having a projection thereon adapted to engage a recess having a latching surface extending normal to the sliding directions of the drawer, said recess being located in the other of the inner slide member and the drawer, the latching part being moveable between a first position in which the projection engages with the recess to connect the drawer to the inner slide member and a second position in which it is disengaged from the recess to allow disconnection of the drawer from the inner slide member, and wherein at least one locating tongue extends from one of a front end of the inner slide member and a front of the drawer and engages within an aperture in the other of the inner slide member and front of the drawer to provide vertical latching and horizontal latching transverse to sliding directions of the drawer, between the drawer and inner slide member.