Patent ID: 6984008
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A telescopic drawer slide comprising: a first drawer slide having a longitudinal length with a web and arms along the longitudinal margins of the web; a second drawer slide having a longitudinal length with a web, and arms along the longitudinal margins of the web, the second drawer slide being nested within the arms of the first drawer slide; a third drawer slide having a longitudinal length with a web, and arms along the longitudinal margins of the web, the third drawer slide being nested within the arms of the second drawer slide; and a lock between the third drawer slide and the second drawer slide, the lock having a biased arm with a cutout rotatably coupled to the third drawer slide and a tab on the second drawer slide oriented toward the third drawer slide; wherein the tab enters the cutout as the third drawer slide is extended a predetermined amount from the second drawer slide to prevent a further extension of the third drawer slide from the second drawer slide; wherein the arms of the first drawer slide have a lateral portion that is bowed toward the arms of the second drawer slide, and the arms of the second drawer slide are nested within the arms of the first drawer slide defining a contact area along a tip of the bowed portion of the arms of the first drawer slide and defining a reservoir adjacent to the contact area along the tip of the bowed portion of the arms of the first drawer slide.