Patent ID: 8820863

Claim:
A support device for a slide assembly in a rack system, comprising: a bracket having a pair of support portions and a side portion, the side portion extending between the pair of the support portions, a path defined by the side portion and the pair of the support portions, the support portions each projecting transversely from the side portion to define a terminal edge; a rail engaging the bracket to extend longitudinally along the path thereof, the rail having a pair of outer walls and a side wall, the pair of the outer walls located adjacent to the pair of the support portions of the bracket, the side wall extending between the pair of the outer walls, the side wall located adjacent to the side portion of the bracket, the outer walls each projecting transversely from the side wall; wherein each of the support portions includes a first support section extending from the side portion, a second support section bending from the first support section, and at least one first protrusion extending toward the path, the at least one first protrusion having a supporting face; wherein each of the outer walls includes a first bent section extending from the side wall, a second bent section extending from the first bent section and at least one protruding portion, the at least one protruding portion having a contact face located corresponding to the supporting face; wherein when the pair of the outer walls of the rail move relative to the pair of the support portions of the bracket, the contact face of the at least one protruding portion contacts the supporting face of the at least one first protrusion to retain the outer walls laterally within the terminal edges of the support portions.