Abstract: A slide is provided which includes two elongated telescopically engageable members mounted for relative telescopic sliding movement. The members include respective side walls shaped to define longitudinal ball bearing tracks. Ball bearings supported by a carrier are accommodated in the tracks to facilitate relative longitudinal sliding movement between the elongated members. One of the elongated members is connected at one end to the rear of a drawer and at the other end is loosely accommodated in an opening concealed in the front of the drawer thereby permitting self-alignment of the drawer. The other elongated member is fastened to the casing of a piece of furniture or the like. The loosely accommodated end is engaged with a guide installed in the aforementioned opening.

Abstract: A slide is provided for a drawer. The slide includes two elongated members mounted for relative longitudinal sliding movement. The members include respective side walls shaped to define longitudinal ball bearing tracks. Ball bearings supported by a carrier are accommodated in the tracks to facilitate relative longitudinal sliding movement between the elongated members. The carrier is provided with projections which ride upon ridges in one of the elongated members. The carrier is also provided with spring-like ears mounted in cantilever relationship in the carrier in order to grasp the other of the elongated members. In addition, one of the elongated members is provided with stops to limit the longitudinal displacement of the carrier. One of these stops is in the form of an ear punched from one of the elongated members and the other stop is in the form of a protrusion formed in one of the walls of this elongated member.

Abstract: A slide bracket for a drawer assembly or the like, comprising first and second elongated members mounted for relative longitudinal sliding movement, the members including respective opposed side walls shaped to define longitudinal ball bearing tracks. Ball bearings are supported by a carrier and mounted in the tracks to facilitate the relative longitudinal sliding movement of the elongated members. The elongated members are formed with longitudinal grooves extending the lengths thereof to confer lateral deflectability for the side walls of the tracks in order to minimize retarding pressure of the walls with the ball bearings and noise resulting therefrom. The spacing between the side walls of the ball bearing tracks is gradually reduced in an end section of the track whereat the elongated members approach the position of maximum relative longitudinal extension.