Resilient Releasable Stop Patents (Class 312/334.46)
  • Publication number: 20090026904
    Abstract: A slide assembly for slidably mounts a server unit (100) to a rack (200), said slide assembly includes an inner slide (110), an outer slide (150) and a locking device (130). The inner slide has an inner side (111). A locking device disposed on the inner side of the inner slide at a distal end thereof, the locking device includes a spring (133), a locking member (135), and a base (131), the base has a receiving opening (1315), the locking member being held within the base and resiliently protruding out from the receiving opening by support of the spring. An outer slide slidably attached to the inner side of the inner slide, the outer slide defines an engaging opening (153) at a distal end corresponding to the locking member, the locking member in alignment with the engaging opening to limit a back and forth longitudinal movement of the inner slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HAI-HUNG HSIUNG, ZHAO-GUO WEN, LI-HUI GAO, JIE LI, BING XIAO
  • Patent number: 7465000
    Abstract: An automatic drawer slide homing apparatus includes a bottom rail, a fixed base fixed to the bottom rail, a slide base fixed to the fixed base, a middle rail under the slide base and embedded to the bottom rail, a slide groove in the slide base, first and second positioning indents proximate to both sides of the slide groove respectively, a sliding member embedded in the slide groove, an oscillating member connected to the sliding member, and a resilient member connected to both sides of the sliding member and coiled around the fixed base. The oscillating member is oscillated and fixed at the first and second positioning indents. The top rail and middle rail are moved to a position superimposed with the bottom rail by the resilience of the resilient member to return the drawer fixed to the top rail to its original position to achieve an automatic homing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Nan Juen International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuo-Sheng Huang
  • Publication number: 20080303399
    Abstract: A front installing drawer pulling force adjusting apparatus is installed at a front end of a slide. The slide includes a bottom rail, a middle rail and an internal rail. The bottom rail has a latch element at the front end. The bottom rail has a slidable middle rail. The internal rail is embedded onto the middle rail and slid on the middle rail. The front end of the internal rail includes a limit element having a resilient element corresponding to the latch element. The internal rail is connected to an object that needs to be moved. During assembling, a portion intersecting the resilient element in the limit element with the limit element determines the level of retraction of the resilient element to adjust the tightness of clamping the resilient element onto the latch element of the bottom rail, so that users can open a drawer with an appropriate force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: NAN JUEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Sheng Huang, Mei-Lan Hsu
  • Publication number: 20080303398
    Abstract: A slider assembly includes a first slider (20) with a resiliently deformable positioning member (30) secured thereon, a second slider (40) slidably installed on the first slider, and a sliding member (50) slidably secured on the second slider and positioned between the first slider and the second slider. A protrusion (36) protrudes from the positioning member. The protrusion defines a receiving slot (362) therein. A restricting tab (46) protrudes from the second slider. A protrusion (52) protrudes from the sliding member. The sliding member defines a through slot (522) through the protrusion thereof for the restricting tab sliding therein. The sliding member is slidable to disengage the second slider from the first slider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HAI-HUNG HSIUNG, ZHAO-GUO WEN, LI-HUI GAO, JIE LI
  • Publication number: 20080303397
    Abstract: A securing device for a drawer slide includes a base, a pressing element and a first elastic element. The pressing element is slidably connected to the base. The pressing member has a releasing block. The first elastic element is disposed in the pressing element. When the pressing element is pressed, the releasing block is partially inserted into the base. When the pressing force against the releasing block is released, the pressing element restores its original state. The base is provided with a fixing plate for mounting the base to a drawer. A holding element is provided in a drawer slide to facilitate engagement of the base. By pressing the pressing element, the engagement of the holding element is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 7458651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drawer slide assembly with an integral strike and catch mechanism to inhibit inadvertent opening of a drawer. The structure of the present invention comprises at least two drawer slide members slidably engaged. One slide member includes an adjustable strike and another slide member includes a catch. The strike and catch engage when the drawer is closed and thus prevent inadvertent opening of the drawer. A strike fastener allows for quick and effective adjustment of the strike position which partially determines the pull force necessary to open the drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: ATC Hardware Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd F. Radke, James Henderson
  • Patent number: 7448704
    Abstract: A guide rail assembly is provided with a sliding movement synchronizing member. The assembly includes a fixed guide mounted on a support part, an intermediate rail slidable relative to the fixed guide and an outer pull out channel slidable on the intermediate rail. A rail protrusion is provided on either the fixed guide upper surface or the pull out channel bottom surface. The synchronizing member pivotally mounted on the intermediate rail includes first and second arms that extend in opposing directions from a central portion that contains the pivot point. Each of the arms has a roller that enables the member to travel along either the pull out channel bottom surface or the fixed guide upper surface. Its central portion interacts with the rail protrusion so as to interchangeably lock the intermediate rail with the pull out channel and with the fixed guide, during opening or closing of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Harn Marketing SDN BHD
    Inventors: Harn Lian Lam, Harn Yan Lam
  • Publication number: 20080265730
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a fixing apparatus with drawer rails for quick external installation and disassembly whereby the apparatus has a fixing element on both lateral sides of the cabinet and the fixing element has a latch element; one end of the latch element is an elastic end with successive bends and a corresponding embedded hook; further, the fixing element is latched with a rail assembly and said rail assembly has a protruded latch on the corresponding position of the embedded hook; henceforth, during assembly the fixing element would be fixed onto the lateral inner side of the drawer cabinet, and through mutual embedding and coupling of the embedded hook of the latch element and the protruded latch of the rail assembly, the rail assembly can be easily installed onto to a lateral inner side of the drawer to facilitate assembly and disassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: NAN JUEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kuo-Sheng Huang
  • Patent number: 7441848
    Abstract: An automatic homing mechanism for a multi-sectional slide includes a sliding block and a hooking member, or further includes a locating member of an inner rail operating in conjunction with an outer rail and a middle rail. The middle rail passes and slides on the outer rail. The sliding block is inserted and slides in a sliding holder disposed at the end of the outer rail. The sliding block is pulled back to the end of the outer rail by way of a first elastic member. A sliding channel of the sliding holder is provided with locating cuts for the sliding block to be relatively secured in position. The hooking member is pivotally connected to the middle rail corresponding in position to the sliding block and includes two hooks to hold against the sliding block by way of a second elastic member. The locating member of the inner rail is pivotally connected to the middle rail to hold against the inner rail by way of a corresponding hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Hwang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20080246378
    Abstract: A retaining mechanism for a slide assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a holding member, a blocking member and a fixed plate. The second rail is slidably connected to the first rail. The holding member has a fixed end and slots. The fixed end is fixedly connected to the first rail. The blocking member has a fixed end and an engaging section, and is located between the holding member and the first rail. The fixed end of the blocking member corresponds to the fixed end of the holding member and is fixedly connected to the first rail. The engaging section corresponds to the slots of the holding member. The fixed plate is fixedly connected to the second rail and corresponds to the slots of the holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20080231156
    Abstract: Provided is a slide rail unit which, when accommodating a second rail (2) in a first rail (1), can automatically draw in the second rail to an end position and retain it at that position and which can be produced easily with a small number of parts and at low cost, the slide rail unit being equipped with a retaining pin (30) provided upright so as to be movable with respect to the first rail (1) in the longitudinal direction and the width direction thereof, an elastic member (31) for urging the retaining pin (30) toward the stroke end of the second rail (2), a pin guide member (32) provided on the first rail (1) and adapted to lock the retaining pin (30) at a standby position spaced apart from the stroke end against an urging force of the elastic member (31) and to guide the retaining pin (30) detached from the standby position toward the stroke end with the urging force, and a cam member (33) provided on the second rail (2) and adapted to detach the retaining pin (30) from the standby position of the pin gui
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Kaoru Hoshide, Akira Sato, Soichi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20080218046
    Abstract: A drawer slide, having a plurality of slide members and a noise stop damper is provided. The slide members have a first elongate linear member and a second elongate linear member to slide within a channel defined by an interior surface of the first slide member. The first and second slide members each have a first end portion, a second end portion, and the interior surface defining the first and second channels, respectively. Preferably, the interior side edges of the first linear member and the exterior side edges of the immediate linear member further define a first pair of raceways within which a plurality of ball bearings and bearing spacers are alternately disposed to provide a smooth slide motion of the second slide member. The noise damper is a noise-absorbing cushion mounted to the interior surface of the second linear member at the second end portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Frank H. Rechberg
  • Patent number: 7413270
    Abstract: An improved locking device of sliding drawer comprises a sliding rail and a locking device, when the sliding drawer is pushed back to a cabinet body, the locking device is initiated when a second sliding track moves along the sliding rail towards a direction of the cabinet body. When one of the circumferential parts of the locking device comes into contact with a protruding portion of a first sliding track, an attaching portion is rotated around the rotating shaft at a rotation center thereby biasing a flexible part of the locking device and generating a first restoring force, a flexible device of the first sliding track is triggered by the second sliding track to generate a second restoring force, when the protruding portion is inserted through the trench and seated within the arc-shaped structure, the first restoring force of the flexible device is released such that the drawer is now locked within the cabinet body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Inventors: Guey-Yun Chang, Kuo-Sheng Huang
  • Patent number: 7404611
    Abstract: A drawer slide has a pin and torsion spring lock (28) for securing an intermediate slide member (16) relative to a cabinet member (18). A lock pin (154) has a head (180) and a shank (178). A groove (182) is formed into the shank (178). A torsion spring (156) is secured to the intermediate slide member (14) and engages the groove (182) to urge the lock pin (154) into a first position within a slot (158) formed in the intermediate slide member (16). The head (180) of the lock pin (154) extends on an opposite side of the intermediate slide member (16) from the torsion spring (156). Two stops (162, 164) are disposed on the cabinet slide member (18) for engaging with the head (180) of the lock pin (154). A release member (172) is embossed in the web portion (44) of the chassis member (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Central Industrial Supply Company
    Inventor: Jianzhang Que
  • Publication number: 20080150409
    Abstract: A ball bearing slide assembly includes a first slide, a second slide, a slide-aiding member, and a positioning member. The first slide is slidably received in the second slide. The slide-aiding member is slidably received between the first and second slides, and comprises a plurality of ball bearings slidably sandwiched between the first and second slides. The slide-aiding member defines a locking hole. The positioning member is mounted to the second slide and forms a resilient cantilever. A positioning block is formed on the resilient cantilever and engages in the locking hole of the slide-aiding member for temporarily locking the slide-aiding member to the second slide, such that the first slide is slidable inward without pushing the slide-aiding member inward. The first slide deforms the cantilever to disengage the positioning block from the locking hole, such that the slide-aiding member is slidable relative to the first and second slides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KUO-MING HUANG, MO-MING YU, ZONG-YUAN LI
  • Patent number: 7382623
    Abstract: A chassis couples to opposing sliding rails with support posts that align with slots formed in the rails. A retractable plunger aligns with a chassis structure so that insertion of the support posts in the slots compresses the plunger to a retracted position. The chassis slides relative to the rails so that the support posts position under lips of the slots and compression of the plunger is removed. The extended plunger restricts movement of the chassis relative to the rail. A button extending from the plunger allows manual compression of the plunger to allow movement of the chassis relative to the rail for removal of the chassis from the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Corey Hartman
  • Publication number: 20080111458
    Abstract: A sliding mounting assembly for a cover is connected to a cover and has a stationary bracket and a sliding bracket. The stationary bracket has a resilient stop. The resilient stop is mounted inside the stationary bracket and has a medial stop. The sliding bracket is mounted slidably in the stationary bracket and has a rear surface and multiple detent protrusions formed on and protruding from the rear surface in a longitudinal line. Adjacent detent protrusions slightly clamp the medial of the resilient stop to hold the sliding bracket in position relative to the stationary bracket. The cover connected to the sliding mounting assembly can be moved to cover or expose the electronic transmission ports sequentially. Unused transmission ports will not be exposed to the environment to reduce the chance of objects under the cover being contaminated, coated with dust and grime or damaged by foreign matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: SHIN ZU SHING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jia-Hao Hsu
  • Patent number: 7364244
    Abstract: A system rack configured to house rack-mount modules comprising a support structure; a rack-mount module slidingly mounted within the support structure; a carrier rail system slidingly supporting the module and comprising a pair of linear slides each secured to the support structure on opposing sides of the module, each linear slide comprising a stationary slide rail fixed to the support structure and one movable slide rail linear translatable relative to the stationary slide rail and fixed to the module; and a user-controllable latching mechanism operatively coupled to the module to releasably restrain the module in at least one position relative to the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company
    Inventor: Alisa Sandoval
  • Patent number: 7347516
    Abstract: The apparatus and methods reduce the force needed to open and close a drawer, as well as reduce noise generated by friction slide mechanisms when the drawer is opened and closed. A drawer slide mechanism includes a first elongated track, an elongated rail, and a low friction material. The rail is telescopically received by the track, by which a path of motion is defined for the rail. The rail remains at least partially received by the track along the entire path of motion of the rail. In addition, the low friction material is disposed between the track and the rail such that the low friction material remains at least partially disposed between the track and the rail throughout the entire path of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Waterloo Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael E. Hay
  • Publication number: 20080018214
    Abstract: A slide linking apparatus includes a fixing base of a chassis, a positioning member at the fixing base, an aslant blocking plate on the fixing base, and first and second rails engaged with each other and embedded into the fixing base. The first rail includes a swing member having an extending portion and embedded into a slide groove. The second rail includes a link member pressing the swing member, such that when the second rail slides outward, the link member presses the extending portion of the swing member and drives the first rail to move until the swing member is pressed downward by the aslant blocking plate and separated from the link member and the first rail stops. When the second rail slides inward, the process is reverse. Since the first and second rails are moved synchronously, the pressure exerted on the second rail will be reduced to prevent deformations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: NAN JUEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kuo-Sheng Huang
  • Patent number: 7320508
    Abstract: A roller and stopper mechanism for drawer slide systems which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art and effectively provides a low friction rolling surface between two drawer slides in directions parallel to and perpendicular to the length of the drawer slide, and provides a stopper to provide shock absorbing means to the system. The roller and stopper mechanism includes a body portion with two opposing ends and two opposing sides, and having a roller associated therewith, a first leg portion extending substantially perpendicular from one end of the body portion, and having a roller associated therewith, and a second leg portion extending substantially perpendicular from the opposite end of the body portion, and having a roller associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Grass America Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Booker, Georg Domenig
  • Patent number: 7240977
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes an inner slide member (10), an intermediate slide member (20), an outer slide member (30) and a latch (40). The outer slide member includes a pair of stop blocks (32). The inner slide member includes two lateral walls (12). The latch is secured to an end of the intermediate slide member, and includes a pair of the body portions (44). Each body portion includes a stop end (45). When the stop ends of the latch abut against the stop blocks of the outer slide member, the intermediate slide member is stopped. The inner slide member is continuously pushed, and the lateral walls squeeze and drive the body portions toward each other. The body portions pass through the stop blocks, the intermediate slide member can be pushed further into the outer slide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ying-Jun He
  • Patent number: 7178888
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes an inner slide segment, an intermediate slide segment, and an outer slide segment. A bearing assembly is provided between the inner slide segment and the intermediate slide segment. Preferably, a lock arm extends from the outer slide segment and is engageable with an engagement surface of the intermediate slide segment to limit movement of the intermediate slide segment with respect to the outer slide segment. A latch is associated with the intermediate slide segment and comprises a locking portion. The locking portion is selectively engageable with the bearing assembly to limit movement of the bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Inventors: Ronald J. Judge, Adam M. Lyons, Ted D. Alba
  • Patent number: 7156477
    Abstract: A release control stop member injection-molded from plastics and affixed to a first sliding rail being inserted into a second sliding rail having a locating block for stopping the first sliding rail from falling out of the second sliding rail is disclosed to have a flat rear engagement block affixed to the first sliding rail, a locating notch at a front side of the flat rear engagement block for engagement with the locating block of the second sliding rail to stop the first sliding rail from falling out of the second sliding rail, an arched neck, and a front operating handle connected to the flat rear engagement block through the arched neck for pulling axially forwards with the hand to deform the arched neck and to further disengage the locating notch from the locating block for enabling the first sliding rail to be disconnected from the second sliding rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Inventor: Chun-Min Lu
  • Patent number: 7118277
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes an outer slide member, an intermediate slide member, and an inner slide member. The outer slide member includes an opening for mounting a locking member. A lug is mounted on an end of the locking member and abuts against a side of a periphery delimiting the opening. A resilient plate includes a first end fixed on the outer slide member and a second end pressing against the lug of the locking member, thereby biasing the other end of the locking member away from an inner face of the outer slide member. An unlatching member includes an end fixed on the intermediate slide member. The unlatching member further includes a substantially U-shaped actuating section extendable through a slot in the intermediate slide member. Two downwardly extending stops are formed on two lateral sides delimiting the slot by pressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Hwang, Shun-Ho Yang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 7108340
    Abstract: A rail assembly includes a first rail formed with a stopping protrusion, and a second rail mounted slidably on the first rail and formed with an engaging protrusion. The engaging protrusion includes a head body that has opposite top and bottom ends and that gradually reduces in cross-section from the top end to the bottom end. The bottom end of the head body is formed with a curved nose that protrudes downwardly therefrom and that is blocked by the stopping protrusion when the second rail is moved frontwardly to a front position relative to the first rail. The head body is elastically deformable so as to be compressed by the stopping protrusion to an extent that the nose is able to slide over the stopping protrusion when the second rail is further moved frontwardly from the front position by a pulling force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Hsing Lyiang Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Tsai Lai
  • Patent number: 7101081
    Abstract: A positioning device for a ball bearing slide includes a positioning member and a releasing member and is incorporated with a mobile track and a fixed track. The positioning member is pivoted to the mobile track. The releasing member is inserted into the mobile track. The positioning member includes a resilient lever having a taper block to hold against the fixed track to restrict the mobile track in both directions. The positioning member further includes a protruding post. The releasing member is provided with a hollowed trough to link to the positioning member to release the bi-way restriction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Hwang, Shun-Ho Yang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 7090319
    Abstract: A guide tab and a multiple member slide incorporating such guide tab are provided. The guide tab is coupled to one slide member of the slide. When actuated, the guide tab activates a latch allowing another slide member of the slide to decouple from the slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Accuride International, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Milligan, Robert Bryson
  • Patent number: 7008030
    Abstract: A drawer slide (12) has a first slide member (14) and second slide member (16). A lock member (80) has a forward portion (102), a central portion (104) and a tab (106). The forward portion (102) is mounted to the first slide member (14). The central portion (104) extends from the forward portion (102) and fits within an aperture (82) in a forward end of the second slide member (16) to secure the first slide member (14) to the second slide member (16). A release member (66) is slidably secured to the first slide member (14), and has a first window (140) through which the central portion (104) extends, a second window (138) through which the tab (106) extends, and a cam (76) disposed adjacent to the second window (138) for pushing the tab (106) to remove the central portion (104) of the lock member (80) from the aperture (82).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Central Industrial Supply Company
    Inventor: Wenming Yang
  • Patent number: 6997611
    Abstract: A positioning device for the multi-section slide track assembly includes an inner slide track, an intermediate slide track, and an outer slide track. The positioning device consists of a positioning member and an actuating member pivot-connected thereto. The positioning member provides with at least one engaging end while the actuating member providing with at least one bent guiding edge and a push button. The engaging end is adapted to engage with an oblique protrusion of the outer slide track for positioning the intermediate slide track. A return movement of the inner slide track can actuate the bent guiding edge for automatically unlocking the engagement of the intermediate slide track with the outer slide track. Alternatively, a user can manually press the push button to unlock the engagement of the intermediate slide track with the outer slide track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Hwang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 6997528
    Abstract: A rail assembly for furniture has a stationary track, an internal track, a sliding frame, a latch bracket and a resilient latch. When the internal track and sliding frame are pushed in, the resilient latch engages the sliding frame as the sliding frame releases the resilient latch from an extended position. The latch bracket automatically pulls the resilient latch and the attached sliding frame to a completely closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventor: Jun-Long Yang
  • Patent number: 6979066
    Abstract: A rail assembly for furniture has a stationary track, an internal track, a sliding frame, a latch bracket and a resilient latch. The sliding frame has a latch tab, and a guiding block with an inclined face is mounted on the latch tab. With the arrangement of the guiding block, the rail assembly can be assembled and reassembled easily and conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Inventor: Jun-Long Yang
  • Patent number: 6979067
    Abstract: A drawer slide (12) has a chassis member (14), an intermediate member (16) and a rack member (18). An emboss (162) is formed into the rack member (18). A lock member (158) has a tab (160) which extends through a window (164) in the intermediate member (16) for engaging the emboss (162). A slot (166) is formed into the lock member (158) for receiving a fastener (168) to slidably secure the lock member (158) to the intermediate member (16). The slot (166) and the window (164) are configured for receiving the fastener (168) and the tab (160), respectively, such that the lock member (158) is lineally moveable relative to the intermediate member (16). A torsion spring (172) biases the lock member (158) to engage the emboss (162). The chassis member (14) is moved rearward and engages the lock member (158) to move the tab (160) aside of the emboss (162).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Central Industrial Supply Company
    Inventor: Wenming Yang
  • Patent number: 6942307
    Abstract: Lock plate portions are formed in a front end portion of a flat plate portion of a first rail. A stopper member is mounted on a flat plate portion of a second rail. A lock hole and elastic strips are provided on a sloping plate portion of the stopper member. The lock hole is disposed such that it faces the lock plate portions when the second rail moves in the forward direction to a predetermined position. When the lock plate portion faces the lock hole, the elastic strip displaces a front end portion of the sloping plate portion to the flat plate portion side using elastic force of the elastic strip itself and elastic force of the sloping plate portion. Accordingly, the lock plate portions are relatively received in the lock hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignees: Sugatsune Kogyo Co., Ltd., Sugatsune America, Inc.
    Inventor: Arthur Edward Lammens
  • Patent number: 6926377
    Abstract: A drawer slide includes a first slide channel telescopically mounted for longitudinal movement in a second slide channel. The first channel includes a cantilever spring latch which engages the second slide channel when the first slide channel is extended to a fully telescoped position associated with a fully open drawer supported by the first channel. The first slide channel further includes a longitudinally movable manual release lever, which is slidable to engage and release the spring latch and thus allow the first channel to be slidably translated into the second channel thereby allowing the attached drawer to be moved to the closed position. The first slide channel further includes a second cantilever spring latch that limits the opening movement of the first channel. Both spring members may be released by an auxiliary release lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: CompX International Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur E. Lammens, Samuel Jurja
  • Patent number: 6902245
    Abstract: A slide assembly for a drawer to be received in a frame has a drawer rail formed to include a rigid stop for attachment to the drawer, a frame rail for attachment to the frame, a bearing for receipt in the frame rail and for receiving the drawer rail slidably therein. The bearing includes a flexible stop which limits outward movement of the drawer rail by engaging the rigid stop when the flexible stop is in a first position and permits outward movement of the drawer rail when in a second deformed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Grace Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel M. Hoeppner
  • Patent number: 6899364
    Abstract: A stopper structure in a glove box permits removal of the glove box from a glove box housing by a simple operation. The stopper structure in a glove box includes a box housing which is installed at a certain position of an instrument panel and at which a longitudinal direction of guide groove is formed at its upper surface; a glove box hinged to a lower part of the box housing to rotate at a certain angle to be opened/closed; a stopper formed at an upper edge of an inside of the glove box to be inserted into the guide groove to be moved along the guide groove to limit an open/close displacement of the glove box; and a resiliently movable member interposed between the glove box and the stopper to resiliently separate the stopper from the guide groove by an external force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Hyundai MOBIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-heum Park, Ta-hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 6883885
    Abstract: A slide assembly is provided comprising a stationary slide segment, an intermediate slide segment, and a load-carrying slide segment. A bearing assembly is provided between the segments to reduce the friction therebetween. A lock arm extends from the load-carrying slide segment and is engageable with an engagement surface of the intermediate slide segment to limit movement of the load-carrying slide segment with respect to the intermediate slide segment when the load-carrying slide segment is fully extended. An elongated release member is slidably disposed within the channel of the load-carrying member, and as the release member is displaced inwardly, it depresses the lock arm thereby actuating the release mechanism by disengaging the lock arm from the engagement surface. The release mechanism remains actuated until the load-carrying slide segment is fully inserted into the intermediate slide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Jonathan Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald John Judge, John Nan-Heng Young, Paul Cirocco
  • Patent number: 6860574
    Abstract: A track device includes a first track, a second track, and a slide-aiding member mounted between the first track and the second track. The first track includes a stop member on a front end thereof. The stop member of the first track and a front end of the slide-aiding member are so configured that the slide-aiding member is retained in place by the stop member of the first track when the second track is removed from the first track. Thus, the second track can be accurately reinserted into the slide-aiding member that is retained in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Long Hwang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 6860575
    Abstract: A slide track assembly includes an outer slide track, a medium slide track, an inner slide track and a retainer. The outer slide track includes a protrusion. The medium slide track is adapted to mount the retainer which includes an elastic plate, a safety protrusion and an unlatching member. When the inner slide track is initially retracted into the medium slide track, an end of the inner slide track is engaged with the safety protrusion of the retaining member. Thereby, a temporary safety space is formed between the inner slide track and the medium slide track such that the user's fingers are able to be removed from the inner slide track. Before the inner slide track is completely retracted into the medium slide track, the protrusion of the outer slide track may push the unlatching member to disengage the safety protrusion from the end of the inner slide track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Hwang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 6851774
    Abstract: A track device includes a first track, a second track slidably received in the first track, a stop member fixed on the first track, a limiting member pivotally mounted to the second track and including two cams for respectively releasably engaging with two stops of the stop member, and a connecting rod mounted on the second track. When a user manually operates the connecting rod to move the limiting member from the latching position to the unlatching position, a safety element on the limiting member comes in contact with one of the stops of the stop member when the second track is moved from the extended position into the first track and when the connecting rod is pulled, thereby preventing injury to the user's fingers that grasp the connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 6851773
    Abstract: A track device includes a first track, a second track slidably received in the first track, and a slide-aiding member mounted between the first track and the second track. A retaining member is securely mounted on a front end of the first track and includes a resilient hook rod. When the second track is removed from the first track, the resilient hook rod of the retaining member is engaged with an engaging notch in a front end of the slide-aiding member, thereby retaining the slide-aiding member in place. When the second track is reinserted into the slide-aiding member and the first track, an unlatching member on the second track urges the resilient hook rod of the retaining member to disengage from the engaging notch of the slide-aiding member, allowing further inward sliding movement of the second track into the first track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Hwang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20040245898
    Abstract: The invention concerns a pull-out slide for drawers, in particular cabinet drawers, pull-out slides for drawers, in particular cabinet drawers with drawer side wall with or without decoration; whereby, the pull-out slide has at one drawer rail that is fastened on the drawer and one cabinet rail that is fastened on the cabinet body and the means to make possible the cooperation between the drawer rail and the cabinet rail that, in turn, makes the pull-out function occur. The invention is designed in such a manner that in the area of the drawer front's respective parts of the drawer rail, a function carrier is located, which has at least one function element for taking up, holding and/or connecting parts of the drawer and/or at least one function element for readying, supporting and/or completing drawer functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Juergen Amann, Markus Albrecht, Wolfgang Mueller, Holger Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20040239221
    Abstract: A drawer slide (12) has a chassis member (14), an intermediate member (16) and a rack member (18). An emboss (162) is formed into the rack member (18). A lock member (158) has a tab (160) which extends through a window (164) in the intermediate member (16) for engaging the emboss (162). A slot (166) is formed into the lock member (158) for receiving a fastener (168) to slidably secure the lock member (158) to the intermediate member (16). The slot (166) and the window (164) are configured for receiving the fastener (168) and the tab (160), respectively, such that the lock member (158) is lineally moveable relative to the intermediate member (16). A torsion spring (172) biases the lock member (158) to engage the emboss (162). The chassis member (14) is moved rearward and engages the lock member (158) to move the tab (160) aside of the emboss (162).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Wenming Yang
  • Patent number: 6824233
    Abstract: A track device includes a first track and a second track. A limiting member is mounted to each of two ends of the first track. Each limiting member has two lateral walls and a groove between the lateral walls. Each limiting member further has a resilient hook extending into the groove. At least one positioning member is mounted to the first track and includes a resilient hook on a side thereof. The second track is slidably received between two guide walls of the first track. The second track includes a limiting member on each of two ends thereof. Each limiting member of the second track includes two lateral walls one of which has a non-planar inclined face for selectively sliding across and engaging with the resilient hook of the positioning member of the first track and the resilient hook of a respective limiting member of the first track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 6820954
    Abstract: A slide assembly including a first slide segment, a second slide segment, and a third slide segment. A bearing assembly is provided between the second slide segment and the third slide segment. A lock arm extends from the third slide segment and is engageable with an engagement surface of the second slide segment to limit movement of the third slide segment with respect to the second slide segment. A controller is associated with the second slide segment and comprises a locking portion and an actuator portion. The locking portion extends through an opening in a side wall of the second slide segment towards the bearing retainer. The locking portion is selectively engageable with the bearing retainer to limit movement of the bearing assembly. The actuator extends through an opening in a side wall of the second slide segment between the first slide segment and the lock arm to actuate the lock arm and thereby disengage it from the engagement surface when the slide assembly is retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Jonathan Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Judge, Adam M. Lyons, Ted D. Alba
  • Publication number: 20040227438
    Abstract: An automatic return guiding device is provided for a track device including a first track member having a base mounted to an inner end thereof and a second track member slidably mounted in the first track member. The base includes a sliding seat having a slot. The slot has a bent section on an outer end thereof. A sliding member is mounted on the sliding seat and includes at least a front leg and a rear leg that are slidingly received in the slot. An elastic element is attached between the front leg of the sliding member and a rear end of the base. The sliding member further includes an inclined face and a recessed portion following a rear end of the inclined face, with the inclined face and the recessed portion together forming a resilient plate on a body of the sliding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: I-Ming Tseng, Ken-Ching Chen
  • Publication number: 20040201340
    Abstract: A slide track assembly comprises an outer slide track, a medium slide track, an inner slide track and a retainer. The outer slide track includes a protrusion; the medium slide track is adapted to mount the retainer which includes an elastic plate, a safety protrusion and an unlatching member. When the inner slide track is initially retracted into the medium slide track, an end of the inner slide track is engaged with the safety protrusion of the retaining member. Thereby, a temporary safety space is formed between the inner slide track and the medium slide track such that fingers are able to remove from the inner slide track in time. Before the inner slide track is completely retracted into the medium slide track, the protrusion of the outer slide track may push the unlatching member to disengage the safety protrusion from the end of the inner slide track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Hwang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 6799817
    Abstract: An auto-locking structure used in a sliding track assembly for drawer is constructed to include a track located on the rear side of the outer sliding rail of the sliding track assembly, a sliding locking block sliding in the track and adapted to alternatively lock the inner sliding rail between the extended and received positions, and a tensile spring connected between the track and sliding locking block, the sliding locking block having a side locating hole defined between a sloping wall and a stop wall and an opening adjacent to the side locating hole for positively secure the inner sliding rail in the extended or received position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Dynaslide Corporation
    Inventor: Leo Chu
  • Patent number: 6796625
    Abstract: A one-motion installation slide assembly for bypassing a removably coupled locking connection of a first member of a slide with respect to a second member of the slide is disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a first member and a second member removably coupled to the first member. The second member is adapted to provide a removably coupled locking connection with the first member such that during an initial coupling of the first member with the second member the removably coupled locking connection is bypassed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Craig Lauchner, Robert Hintz