Releasable latch for a telescoping slide assembly

摘要

A telescoping slide assembly includes a latch blade pivotably mounted on an intermediate slide member, a latching lip on a stationary slide member, and a cam on a load-carrying slide member. The latch blade engages the latching lip automatically to block movement of the intermediate slide member relative to the stationary slide member toward a fully retracted position. The cam on the stationary slide member engages and pivots the latch blade to a position disengaging the latching lip in response to movement of the load-carrying slide member relative to the intermediate and stationary slide members toward a fully retracted position so that the intermediate slide member is released from latching engagement with the stationary slide member and free to move toward its fully retracted position.