Patent ID: 7178888

Claim:
A slide assembly, comprising: a first slide segment having a forward end, a rearward end and defining a channel; a second slide segment movable within said channel from a retracted position to an extended position relative to said first slide segment, said second slide segment being removable from said forward end of said first slide segment; a bearing assembly configured to facilitate sliding movement of said second slide segment relative to said first slide segment, said bearing assembly being movable within said channel toward said forward end of said first slide segment along wit movement of said second slide segment toward said extended position, said bearing assembly defining a first engagement surface; a latch defining a second engagement surface wherein said latch does not contact said bearing assembly when said second slide segment is in said retracted position relative to said first slide segment; wherein, when said second slide segment is removed from engagement with said bearing assembly, said first engagement surface is positioned adjacent said second engagement surface such that upon rearward movement of said bearing assembly said second engagement surface contacts said first engagement surface to inhibit further rearward movement until said latch is contacted and biased to a release position by a component of said slide assembly other than said bearing assembly.