Drop-in ball bearing slide assembly

Details Drop-in ball bearing slide assembly Drop-in ball bearing slide assembly

2006-09-05

2010-12-14

Joyce, William C (Department: 3656)

Bearings

Linear bearing

Ball bearing for drawer

C312S334110, C312S348100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07850369

ABSTRACT:
A non-disconnect drop-in ball bearing slide assembly adapted to support an object, such as a computer server, includes a stationary slide and an intermediate slide slidably connected to the stationary slide with at least one ball bearing interposed between the intermediate slide and the stationary slide. A ball bearing retainer has a top member and a base member, the top and base members extending along a length, with a first plurality of ball bearings extending along the length of the base member, and a second plurality of ball bearings extending along at least a portion of the length of the top member. The non-disconnect drop-in ball bearing assembly also includes a moveable slide extending along a length and having a top rail and a bottom rail. The moveable slide has at least one slot formed on the top rail for receiving a mounting post of an object, such as a server or server mounting arm. The moveable slide is slidably supported within the intermediate slide by the ball bearing retainer, wherein the first plurality of ball bearings are interposed between the bottom rail and the base member and the second plurality of ball bearings are interposed between the top rail and the top member. Access to the at least one slot is unobstructed by the second plurality of ball bearings when the moveable slide is in an extended position outside the stationary slide, thus facilitating the mounting of an object, such as the computer server, to the drop-in ball bearing slide assembly.

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Photos of QualSlide® slide assembly by Central Industrial Supply, stamped Jun. 7, 2006, 13 pages.
Final Office Action mailed on Apr. 14, 2010 in U.S. Appl. No. 11/426,696.
Non-final Office Action mailed Sep. 16, 2009 in U.S. Appl. No. 11/426,696.

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