Patent ID: 7798583

Claim:
A lock on a drawer side, the drawer slide having first and second slide members which are slidably secured together, comprising: a detent pin mounted to the first slide member, said detent pin having a grip region, a shank portion, and an aperture formed therein, said grip region disposed to one side of said shank portion in a direction orthogonal to a direction of movement of said first slide member relative to said second slide member, wherein said shank portion is secured within a mounting hole formed into said first slide member, and said aperture has a width and a depth which are of selected of sizes to define a predetermined flexibility of at least one portion of said detent pin; a portion of the second slide member having an opening formed therein, said opening configured with a size and located for slidably receiving said detent pin when the second slide member is moved relative to the first slide member and grippingly engaging said at least one portion of said detent pin to secure said second slide member from moving relative to the first slide member; wherein said aperture width and said aperture depth of said aperture in said detent pin are sized to at least in part determine a preselected force at which said detent pin releases from within said opening in the second slide member; and wherein said detent pin comprises a head, said shank portion and said grip region, said shank portion securing said detent pin to said first slide member, said head disposed on an opposite side of said second slide member from the first slide member when said detent pin is disposed in the second slide member, and said grip region disposed between said head and said shank portion for engaging said second slide member in said opening.