Patent ID: 8317278

Claim:
A slide assembly comprising: a first slide member, a second slide member and a third slide member; the slide members being slidably connected in a telescoping configuration; a handle assembly connected to the first slide member; a latch system configured to releasably lock the first slide member relative to the second slide member and to lock the second slide member relative to the third slide member; the latch system configured to unlock the first slide member relative to the second slide member and to unlock the second slide member relative to the third slide member to allow movement of the slide members from a locked open, fully extended position toward a closed, fully retracted position when an actuation force is applied to the handle assembly in a direction toward the closed, fully retracted position, and to allow movement of the slide members from a locked closed, fully retracted position toward an open, fully extended position when an actuation force is applied to the handle assembly in a direction toward the open, fully extended position; and the latch system further comprises a first latch assembly, a second latch assembly and a third latch assembly, wherein the first latch assembly includes a first latch, the second latch assembly includes a second latch, and the third latch assembly includes a third latch, and wherein each of the first, second and third latches is pivotally connected to the slide assembly.