Patent ID: 7641296

Claim:
A self-moving slide comprising: a first slide member; a second slide member coupled to the first slide member, the first slide member extending and retracting relative to the second slide member; a self-moving mechanism mounted on the second slide member, the self-moving mechanism comprising, a housing comprising a slot and an inner surface having a portion having a shape of at least a cylindrical section, and a slider having a body having an outer surface comprising at least a cylindrical section and a projection extending from the body, said projection penetrating the slot, said slider body cylindrical section sliding along said housing inner surface cylindrical section shape and rotating relative to said housing cylindrical section shape, and during rotation, the slider projection releasably coupling with the first slide member for moving the first slide member, the slot comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being wider than the first portion, a shoulder being defined on the second portion adjacent the first portion, said shoulder dividing said first portion and said second portion, and wherein when in the slot second portion, the slider is rotatable relative to the housing for moving the slider projection over the shoulder, and whereby said housing cylindrical section shape serves to guide said slider body during sliding and during rotation; and a setter extending from the first slide member, said setter being separate from and coupled to said first slide member, the slider projection penetrating at least a portion of the setter and engaging the setter for coupling with the first slide member for moving the first slide member relative to the second slide member.