Patent ID: 7316307
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. An elongated plastic slide bearing, comprising: a top having opposite side edges, said top extending continuously from each side edge to the other side edge; opposite sidewalls sloping downwardly and outwardly from the opposite side edges of the top to walls forming inwardly extending side recesses; said walls forming the inwardly extending side recesses including inner end walls forming closed inner end boundaries for the side recesses, and bottom walls projecting laterally outwardly from the inner end walls, below the side recesses and beyond; lock ribs extending upwardly and inwardly from the closed inner end boundary walls of the side recesses to upper edges on the lock ribs that are spaced below the top of the bearing laterally inwardly from the sidewalls of the bearing; wherein a space is formed above each recess by and between the sidewall and the lock rib; wherein the sidewalls are bendably connected to the top and the lock ribs are bendably connected to the closed inner end walls of the side recesses; and a lower spaced defined laterally between the lock ribs and the closed inner end walls of the side recesses, and vertically between the upper edges on the lock ribs and the bottom walls of the side recesses, and an upper space defined vertically between the top of the bearing and the upper edges of the lock ribs and horizontally between the sidewalls above the upper edges of the lock ribs.