Patent ID: 8876232
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A drawer system comprising: a drawer cabinet comprising a back side panel, two side panels, and a plurality of face frame components; two drawer glide mechanisms, each of the drawer glide mechanisms attached to the back side panel and comprising: a first elongate guide member having a longitudinally extending body and a distal end; a second elongate guide member nested within the first elongate guide member, the second elongate guide member having a longitudinally extending body; at least one fixed member protruding from and extending generally transverse to the longitudinally extending body of the second elongate guide member; at least one floating member extending at least partially over the fixed member, the floating member configured to slide over the first fixed member in a transverse direction relative the longitudinally extending body of the second elongate guide member; a ball bearing component comprising a plurality of ball bearings between the first and second elongate guide members configured to permit longitudinal movement of the second elongate guide member relative to the first elongate guide member; a socket having a body portion, at least a first opening in the body portion, and at least one dowel portion protruding from a back side of the body portion and into the back side panel of the drawer cabinet, the socket configured to receive the distal end of the first elongate guide member; and a drawer comprising a back drawer panel, two side drawer panels, and a front drawer panel, the drawer attached to the second elongate guide member of each of the two drawer glide mechanisms via the at least one floating member.