Patent ID: 8414094

Claim:
A self-closing drawer slide system comprising: a first slide member; a second slide member, said second slide member being slidable with respect to the first slide member; and a self-closing mechanism comprising: a housing coupled to the first slide member, said housing having a front end, a rear end, and first and second parallel side walls extending between the housing's front and rear ends, wherein the first and second side walls include respective first and second longitudinal guide grooves, each of said guide grooves having a rotation zone proximate said front end, and a rectilinear portion extending rearwardly from the rotation zone, and wherein each said guide groove has a top edge and a bottom edge, said top and bottom edges being horizontal and parallel to each other in the rectilinear portion, and said bottom edge diverging from the horizontal top edge in the rotation zone; a carriage slidably mounted between said first and second guide grooves and having a first guide ledge configured to slide along said first guide groove, and a second, opposing guide ledge configured to slide along said second guide groove, wherein the carriage is configured to engage with the second slide member and moves between a first, drawer-closed position in which the carriage is disposed towards a rear end of said rectilinear portion, and a second position in which the carriage is disposed in said rotation zone; and a single spring having a rear end coupled to said rear end of the housing, and a front end coupled to the carriage.