Patent ID: 6145944
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A drawer slide including a detent mechanism comprising:a first slide member with a first bumper;a second slide member slidably coupled to the first slide member, the second slide member having a protrusion,the protrusion having a first sloping surface contacted by the first bumper when the first slide member and the second slide member are moving towards the retracted position, and the protrusion having a second sloping surface contacted by the first bumper when the first slide member and the second slide member are moving towards the extended position, wherein the first sloping surface has a first angle of inclination, the second sloping surface has a second angle of inclination, and the first angle of inclination and the second angle of inclination are not the same;the first slide member and the second slide member having a retracted position with respect to one another and an extended position with respect to one another, and are slidably extendable from the retracted position to the extended position along a travel path;wherein the first bumper contacts the protrusion when the first slide member and the second slide member are in a predefined position between the retracted position and the extended position.