Patent ID: 7654623

Claim:
A slide assembly for slidably mounting a server unit to a rack, said slide assembly comprising: an inner slide having an inner side; a locking device disposed on the inner side of the inner slide at a distal end thereof, the locking device comprising a spring, a locking member, and a base, the base having a receiving opening, the locking member having a bottom wall for being held within the base and resiliently protruding out from the receiving opening by support of the spring, the bottom wall being larger than the receiving opening; and an outer slide slidably attached to the inner side of the inner slide, the outer slide defining an engaging opening at a distal end corresponding to the locking member, the locking member in alignment with the engaging opening to limit a back and forth longitudinal movement of the inner slide; wherein the receiving opening of the base is T-shaped, and a corresponding T-shaped engaging protrusion extends perpendicularly from the bottom wall of the locking member corresponding to the receiving opening; and wherein an inclined entry plane is formed on the outer slide at the distal end thereof for guiding the inner slide to slide into the outer slide.