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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1998
Sharon M Carson, Zeeland, MI (US);
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing, Co., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
An under mounted drawer slide assembly with a cabinet channel and drawer slide that interface so as to avoid the necessity of creating an opening in the lower portion of the drawer's rear panel. A bracket for the drawer slide is formed to fit around the lower edge of the drawer's rear panel and includes an elongated roller mounted thereto at a height below the lower edges of the drawer panels. The roller has a smaller diameter than conventional rollers but is elongated to provide greater support and stability to the drawer slide system. This roller travels within a generally C-shaped channel that is also located beneath the lower edges of the drawer panels. Both the roller and channel are low profile components so as to fit within the tight space constraints between the lower edges of the drawer and the cabinet opening, thereby avoiding having to mount the channel and slide within the recess created by the bottom panel of the drawer.