Patent ID: 7552982

Claim:
A drawer slide assembly for slidably suspending a drawer in an appliance, the drawer slide assembly comprising: a telescopic pair of first and second rails slidable between a retracted closed position and an extended open position for respectively closing and opening the drawer, and; a rail catch mechanism for resisting slide extension from the retracted closed position, the rail catch mechanism comprising: a spring arm having a first end portion mounted to said first rail on a pivot point and a second end portion having an anchorage point; the spring arm being pivotable between an original relaxed position in which the anchorage point is substantially facing toward a first end of the first rail and a resisting position when the spring arm has been pivoted about the pivot axis and in which the anchorage point is substantially facing towards a second end of the first rail; and a projection mounted on the second rail to engage the anchorage point of the spring arm when the assembly is slid to the retracted position thereby causing the spring arm to pivot to the resisting position and forcing the assembly to temporarily remain in the retracted position until a sufficient force is used to release the spring arm and bring the assembly back in the extended position; wherein the spring arm is a torsion spring comprising a coil with said first end portion and second end portion extending from the coil.