Patent ID: 8678528

Claim:
A drawer slide assembly control mechanism comprising: a cabinet rail associated with a cabinet housing and a drawer rail including a wheeled rolling mechanism associated with a drawer; and a control mechanism associated with the drawer, said control mechanism comprising a drawer latch bracket positioned on at least one of said drawer rail and the drawer, said drawer latch bracket having an engagement tab extending outwardly therefrom, and a shock-absorbing sub-assembly comprising an elongate bracket member attached on said cabinet rail, said elongate bracket member comprising mating means for engaging corresponding mating means provided on said cabinet rail to establish a secure, snap-fit, mated structure, said mating means of said elongate bracket member comprising a plurality of protrusions having shapes that matingly fit and lockingly engage said corresponding mating means in said cabinet rail, which comprise corresponding openings, said elongate bracket member being fixed to a back portion or said cabinet rail that is located distal from a front portion of said cabinet rail proximate an opening, of said cabinet housing, a movable latch associated with said elongate bracket member and cooperating with said engagement tab of said drawer latch bracket so as to move in concert with movement of said drawer rail over at least a portion of a length of said drawer rail, and a shock absorber associated with said elongate bracket member and cooperating with said movable latch for damping movement of said movable latch at least during a closing stroke of said drawer rail.