Leslie Metal Arts Company, Inc.

Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company

Robert J Vander Ley

Frederick G Sherman

A drawer locking lever pivotally mounted between its ends to a drawer mounting strip, with a drawer rail locking element at one end of the lever and an integral deformable spring element at the other end for biasing said locking element toward a drawer rail, there being an actuator element at said other end of the lever for pivoting the lever against the bias of said spring element to release the locking element from the drawer rail.

Drawer slide locking lever

A drawer glide assembly has a positively actuated locking mechanism which prevents accidental disengagement of the drawer (10) from the cabinet rails (12). The locking mechanism includes a lever arm (20) pivotally mounted on a bracket (18) on the drawer rail (11). The lever arm slides along the lower wall (14) of the cabinet rail (12) and is received within a slot (25) in the rail (12). The locking mechanism includes a handle (32) which pivots upwardly to disengage the stop member (30) from the slot (25), allowing easy removal of the drawer (10) from the cabinet (8). Additionally, the rails are provided with an offset guide track in which rollers (21), (22) are guided in order to facilitate movement of the drawer (10). The use of such an offset guide track permits the rails (11), (12) to be mounted to the drawer (10) or cabinet (8) by means of pan-head screws (50). In this way, the screws (50) do not have to be recessed into the cabinet (8) or drawer (10) and do not interfere with the operation of the guide assembly.

Drawer glide assembly

A progressive action, full extension drawer guide which allows drawers to open completely, has first and second rails with recessed nesting portions and ball bearings therebetween for gliding of the second rail with respect to the first rail, and a third rail with roller guide means which fits within the recessed portion of the second rail. A friction roller is mounted for rotation on the second or middle rail and contacts tracks on the first and third rails to move the second rail progressively one-half the distance of movement between the first and third rails. Novel stops are provided to stop the movement of the first rail with respect to the second rail and to stop the movement of the second rail with respect to the third rail when the drawer is fully extended. The drawer guide is very compact so that it can be used on relatively shallow drawers.

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Jenison, MI, United States of America

Robert J Vander Ley