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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1981
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1979
Robert J Vander Ley, Jenison, MI (US);
Frederick G Sherman, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Leslie Metal Arts Company, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
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.