Durable drawer retainer apparatus and method of use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8876230
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13200571

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A full extension ball bearing drawer slide assembly comprised of a fixed member attached to a cabinet piece, a middle member slidingly engaged with the fixed member with a set of linear bearings, a drawer member attached to a drawer piece slidingly engaged with the middle member via a second set of linear bearings, and a drawer retainer mechanism attached to the drawer member and in adjustable contact with the drawer member. The drawer retainer mechanism is comprised of a frame attached to the drawer member, a housing seated in the frame, a piston fitted in the frame and biased by a helical spring adjacent a post. The post has a threaded section engaged with a threaded hole in the frame. The piston, biased by the helical spring on the post, is forced towards the housing by a raised indention in a race of the fixed member.

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HARDWARE RESOURCES INC4319 MARLENA STREET BOSSIER CITY LA 71111
TOP KNOBS USA INC170 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD HILLSBOROUGH NJ 08844

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lowe, Mark Jeffrey Bossier City, US 19 259
Nuckolls, Grant Bossier City, US 9 72

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