Patent ID: 7431410
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A sliding assisting apparatus for assisting a sliding operation, said apparatus comprising: a movable body slidably engaged with a base, said movable body configured to be slid between a first sliding position and a second sliding position; a plurality of sliders engaged with the movable body and capable of sliding in same directions as the movable body; a spring member capable of accumulating force in the sliding operation of the movable body and connecting said respective sliders together; a plurality of lock members, each capable of engaging with one of said sliders to exert said accumulated force on said slider, and capable of disengaging from said one of said sliders to release said accumulated force from said slider; and a plurality of operation members, each capable of engaging and disengaging with one of said lock members for engaging said lock member with one of said sliders and disengaging said lock member from said slider.