UNITARY GUIDE FOR SLIDING PANELS

摘要

A unitary guide including a guide body having a guide element extendable through the guideway entrance and a laterally extending lug engageable with the shoulder within an elongated guideway. The guide body includes a lateral portion bridgeable across the entrance and being of a lateral dimension to inhibit ingress through the entrance when the element is positioned through the entrance. A resilient flexing portion is connected to the lateral portion whereby the lateral portion may bend about a longitudinal axis generally parallel with the guideway. The element and lug are insertable through the entrance by a pushing force thereon exerted perpendicularly to the guideway thereby bending the flexing portion. The element and lug are of a smaller lateral dimension with the flexing portion in a bent condition than the entrance to permit ingress of the element and lug therethrough and into the guideway. The element and lug are of a normal lateral dimension to inhibit egress thereof through the entrance after seating of the element and lug in the guideway by an outwardly pulling force thereon exerted perpendicularly to the guideway. The body has another lateral portion spaced from and above the first lateral portion and defining therebetween and with the flexing portion a space to permit first lateral portion to be swung thereinto upon bending of the flexing portion. The element includes a cam surface disposed rearwardly of the lug, such cam surface and lug being engageable with the entrance upon initial insertion of the element into the entrance.