| US 7,499,623 B2 | ||
| Slide arrangement for cable drawer | ||
| Kathleen M. Barnes, Golden Valley, Minn. (US); Justin R. Horton, St. Louis Park, Minn. (US); Thomas C. Tinucci, Chaska, Minn. (US); and Thomas L. Barnes, Eden Prairie, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 13, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/985,129. | ||
| Application 11/635946 is a division of application No. 10/631675, filed on Jul. 31, 2003, granted, now 7,171,099. | ||
| Application 11/985129 is a continuation of application No. 11/635946, filed on Dec. 08, 2006, granted, now 7,308,184. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0069512 A1, Mar. 20, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—135 [385/134] | 10 Claims |
| 1. A drawer arrangement, comprising:
a) a drawer and a chassis, the drawer having an interior configured for receipt of cables, the drawer being selectively positionable
in an open position and a closed position relative to the chassis; and
b) a slide assembly interconnected to the drawer and the chassis, the slide assembly providing sliding movement of the drawer
relative to the chassis, the slide assembly including first and second rail members each secured to one of the drawer and
the chassis and a center rail;
i) the center rail having first and second grooves that extend from a first end to a second end, the first and second grooves
being located on opposite sides of the center rail; and
ii) the first and second rail members each including a primary rail portion and a single interlocking projection, the interlocking
projection being attached to the primary rail portion by a neck, the interlocking projection extending from a first end of
the primary rail portion to a second end of the primary rail portion;
iii) wherein the interlocking projection of each rail member is engaged with only one of the first and second grooves of the
center rail such that the rail member is slidably secured to the center rail by only the single interlocking projection.
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