Patent ID: 8434836

Claim:
A slide assembly comprising: a first rail member; a second rail member in sliding engagement with said first rail member and axially slidable between a retracted position and an extended position, the second rail member including a post extending laterally towards the first rail member; and a catch assembly secured to the first rail member, the catch assembly including a catch member pivotable about a pivot point at a proximal end of the catch member between a post retaining position and a post releasing position; wherein when the catch member is in the post releasing position, movement of the second rail member from the extended position to the retracted position causes an outer arcuate surface of the post to engage an inner arcuate bearing surface of the catch member to pivot the catch member from the post releasing position to the post retaining position; further wherein the post rides along the inner arcuate bearing surface as the catch member is pivoted from the post releasing position to the post retaining position, and the inner arcuate bearing surface of the catch member is contoured to provide substantially continuous and uniform engagement between the bearing surface and the post as the post pivots the catch member from the post releasing position to the post retaining position; wherein the catch member comprises a flexible body configured to bias the catch member from a partially pivoted position toward at least one of the post retaining position and the post releasing position; and further wherein the flexible body comprises a plastic material, and further wherein the bearing surface is disposed on a bearing member affixed to the flexible body, the bearing member comprising a metal plate of higher wear resistance relative to the flexible body, wherein the metal plate comprises a folded end press fit into a corresponding recess in the flexible body.