Patent ID: 6932200
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: A47B,F16F

Abstract:
1. A shock absorber mounting system for a drawer slide system comprising: a shock absorber comprising a cylinder and a piston wherein the piston is operable to slide in and out of the cylinder and wherein air is controllably allowed to enter or escape the cylinder in response to movement of the piston; a retainer clip comprising a base portion having opposing sides extending therefrom to form a central aperture for receiving and retaining the shock absorbers, said base portion comprising means for engaging a mounting bracket; and, a mounting bracket comprising a body portion having an aperture for receiving the base of the retainer clip and a vertically extending portion extending from an edge of the mounting bracket, wherein said retainer clip is slideably engageable to said mounting bracket, and said shock absorber cylinder is slideably engageable to said retainer clip such that the shock absorber cylinder prevents lateral movement of the retainer clip by abutting the vertically extending portion of the mounting bracket.