Patent ID: 8152250

Claim:
A synchronized slide system comprising a synchronizing device and a pair of slide assemblies, each slide assembly having at least a first slide member moveable relative to a second slide member, the synchronizing device comprising, a first stabilization element coupled to the second slide member of one of the slide assemblies and a second stabilization element coupled to the second slide member of the other slide assembly, each stabilization element comprising: a housing fixed to the second slide member of a corresponding one of the slide assemblies; a connecting element extending from the first slide member of a corresponding one of the slide assemblies, wherein the connecting element and the first slide member are moveable together along the housing; a flexible member coupled to the connecting element, said flexible member and the connecting element being moveable together; a sprocket coupled to the flexible member, the sprocket and the flexible member being moveable together; and a linking element coupling the sprocket of the first stabilization element and the sprocket of the second stabilization element to synchronize movements of the first slide members.