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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul Cirocco, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Jonathan Manufacturing Corporation, Fullerton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 8/810 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 8/810 ;
Abstract
A slide assembly is provided having a first slide segment defining a channel and a second slide segment movable in the channel to extend or retract the slide assembly. A bearing assembly is provided in the channel to facilitate sliding movement of the second slide segment with respect to the first slide segment. The bearing assembly comprises a number of ball bearings and a bearing retainer. A guide is provided at an end of the bearing retainer to guide an end of the second slide segment past the end of the bearing retainer as the slide assembly is retracted.