Patent ID: 6979067

Claim:
A drawer slide comprising: a chassis member having a chassis member web portion and chassis member edge portions; an intermediate member having an intermediate member web portion and intermediate member edge portions; a rack member having a rack member web portion and rack member edge portions; wherein said intermediate member is telescopically extensible from within said rack member and said chassis member is telescopically extensible from within said intermediate member, with said chassis member web portion, said intermediate member web portion and said rack member web portion extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said drawer slide, and said chassis member edge portions, said intermediate member edge portions and said rack member edge portions disposed in parallel alignment; a protuberance extending from said rack member toward said intermediate member; a lock member slidably mounted to said intermediate member, said lock member having a tab formed to extend transverse to said longitudinal axis of said drawer slide; a window formed into said intermediate web portion for receiving said tab of said lock member, such that said tab protrudes through said intermediate member web portion for engaging said protuberance extending from said rack member; a torsion spring mounted to said intermediate member; wherein said lock member is biased to move into a first position by said torsion spring, disposed for engaging said protuberance when said intermediate member is disposed in a forward position relative to said rack member; and wherein said chassis member engages said lock member and lineally moves said lock member to a second position, with said tab disposed aside of said protuberance extending from said rack member.