Patent ID: 8590989

Claim:
A soft close mechanism attached to a drawer slide assembly for controlling the closing of a drawer in a piece of furniture, the soft close mechanism comprising; a base having a first end and a second end; the base including a first hook and a second hook proximate the first end and a slot housing a damper located between the first end and the second end and between the first hook and the second hook, wherein the damper further includes a piston rod; a guide track integrally formed with the base extending from the second end wherein the guide track includes a longitudinal channel and a first catch and a second catch, where the slot, the piston rod, and the longitudinal channel are axially aligned; a carriage connected to the piston rod and having a groove, axially aligned with the piston rod, for slidable engagement with the guide track; the carriage further including a column flanked by a first arcuate slot and a second arcuate slot, a third hook, and a fourth hook; a pivotal latch for releasable engagement with the drawer slide assembly having a first arm and a second arm separated by a hole for rotatable engagement with the column; the first arm comprising a first post and a catch and the second arm comprising a second post and a locator spring wherein the first post and the second post are slidably engaged with the first arcuate slot and the second arcuate slot and the first catch and the second catch; a first spring engaged with the first hook and the third hook; and a second spring engaged with the second hook and the fourth hook.