Patent ID: 8162420

Claim:
A slide assembly having an adjustment mechanism, comprising: an outer rail; an inner rail slidably connected to the outer rail, the inner rail comprising a pair of side walls and a web portion extending between the pair of side walls, wherein an end of the web portion includes a first slot, a second slot, and a pivoting portion disposed between the first slot and the second slot; wherein the web portion is adapted for placement against a drawer; an adjusting lever pivotally connected to the pivoting portion of the inner rail, the adjusting lever comprising a first hole corresponding in position to the first slot of the inner rail, a second hole corresponding in position to the second slot of the inner rail, a middle section located between the first hole and the second hole, and a pivoting hole disposed at the middle section; a fastening member connected to the first hole of the adjusting lever, the fastening member penetrating through the first slot of the inner rail; and a guide block pivotally connected to the second hole of the adjusting lever, the guide block comprising a head portion and a protruding portion which is eccentrically disposed relative to the head portion, wherein the protruding portion extends into the second slot of the inner rail; wherein a first longitudinal distance is defined from a central point of the head portion to an edge of the protruding portion in a first longitudinal direction, and a second longitudinal distance is defined from the central point of the head portion to a first edge of the second slot in the first longitudinal direction, and a third longitudinal distance is defined from the central point of the head portion to a second edge of the second slot in a second longitudinal direction opposite to the first longitudinal direction; wherein the first longitudinal distance is smaller than the second longitudinal distance, and the first longitudinal distance is larger than the third longitudinal distance; wherein the protruding portion of the guide block is movable against a portion of the second slot when the head portion of the guide block is turned, and the fastening member is inserted through the first slot of the inner rail to connect the drawer.