Patent ID: 7213896

Claim:
A drawer slide assembly comprising: a first slide member and a second slide member each having an elongate planar web bounded by a first bearing raceway and a second bearing raceway along opposing margins of the web, the bearing raceways finning substantially the length of the planar web; a first plurality of bearings in rolling engagement with the first bearing raceways and a second plurality of bearings in rolling engagement with the second bearing raceways; and a first bearing spacer between the first raceways and a second bearing spacer between the second raceways, each bearing spacer comprising an elongate member having apertures linearly arranged along and orthogonal to a length of the elongate member, a centerline of each aperture aligned with the length of the elongate member, the apertures receiving the bearings, and a compressible portion symmetrical about a plane defined by centerlines of the apertures, the compressible portion separate from and between at least some of the apertures, the compressible portion allowing for compression of the bearing spacer along its length, wherein the compressible portion is compressible along a longitudinal centerline of the elongate member.