Slide assembly
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1. A slide assembly which comprises:
- a first rail and a second rail, each of said rails including a channel having first and second sides formed by mutually facing first and second surfaces, each of said rails further comprising a retainer flange extending generally from the first side to the second side, the retainer flange being spaced apart from the second surface and forming an acute angle with a plane parallel to the first surface; and
an elongated, free-sliding member having a generally Z-shaped cross section, the free-sliding member comprising a flat, elongated body having two longitudinal edges and further comprising a first and a second leg, each leg extending from opposite longitudinal edges of the body, the first leg forming an acute angle with a first surface of the body and the second leg forming an acute angle with a second surface of the body, the first leg being received within and bearing against the channel of said first rail, the retainer flange on said first rail being positioned near the second surface of the body, the second leg being received within said bearing against the channel of said second rail, the retainer flange on said second rail being positioned near the first surface of the body.
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Abstract
A slide assembly is disclosed herein which comprises a free-sliding member received within a pair of rails. The free-sliding member has a generally Z-shaped cross section, and includes a body and flanges extending from opposite edges of the body. The rails are identical and each includes a channel and retainer flange. The flanges of the free-sliding member are received within and bear against the included channel of the respective rails. The retainer flanges engage projections extending from the body of the free-sliding member, thereby restricting relative sliding movement thereof.
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1. A slide assembly which comprises:
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a first rail and a second rail, each of said rails including a channel having first and second sides formed by mutually facing first and second surfaces, each of said rails further comprising a retainer flange extending generally from the first side to the second side, the retainer flange being spaced apart from the second surface and forming an acute angle with a plane parallel to the first surface; and an elongated, free-sliding member having a generally Z-shaped cross section, the free-sliding member comprising a flat, elongated body having two longitudinal edges and further comprising a first and a second leg, each leg extending from opposite longitudinal edges of the body, the first leg forming an acute angle with a first surface of the body and the second leg forming an acute angle with a second surface of the body, the first leg being received within and bearing against the channel of said first rail, the retainer flange on said first rail being positioned near the second surface of the body, the second leg being received within said bearing against the channel of said second rail, the retainer flange on said second rail being positioned near the first surface of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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