Patent ID: 7445301

Claim:
A method of attaching drawer slides in an article capable of receiving drawer slides and having a rear panel and at least one drawer opening having front side surfaces, comprising, attaching backing strips containing multi-pole magnetized sheets laminated thereto to the rear panel of the article; providing drawer slides having front ends and rear ends having mounting brackets; attaching a piece of multi-pole magnetized sheeting of such a size as to have sufficient magnetic attraction to hold the drawer slide in place yet permit orbital adjustment on the backing strips to each of the rear mounting brackets; with the article in an upright position, loosely attaching the front ends of the drawer slides to the front side surfaces of the drawer opening; positioning the rear mounting brackets onto the backing strips; inserting a drawer into the drawer opening whereby the drawer slides assume the desired positions and are held in those positions by magnetic force between the multi-pole magnetized sheeting laminated to the backing strip and the multi-pole magnetized sheeting on the rear mounting brackets; removing the drawer; and attaching the rear mounting brackets to the backing strips.