Self-aligning drawer and slide bracket arrangement therefor and associated method

摘要

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.