Support structure for a telescoping extension in furniture

Abstract

A support structure for the rear rail end of a telescoping drawer slide for a cabinet or furniture piece.

1 . Support structure for the rear rail end of a telescopic extension in furniture with a horizontal support surface permitting a lateral movement of the rail end, with an upper retaining surface for the rail end and a support plate mountable to a vertical inner wall of the furniture characterized in that the horizontal support surface ( 13 ) and the upper retaining surface ( 14 ) are formed by two parallel loop legs ( 10 ,  11 ) of an elastic loop ( 7 ) which projects perpendicularly from a support plate ( 8 ).  
   
   
       2 . Support structure according to  claim 1  wherein said two loop legs ( 10 ,  11 ) are connected by a loop end piece ( 12 ) at their ends opposite said support plate ( 8 ).  
   
   
       3 . Support structure according to  claim 2  wherein said two loop legs ( 10 ,  11 ) and said loop end piece ( 12 ) are a unit and consist of a bent wire.  
   
   
       4 . Support structure according to  claim 1  wherein said ends of said two loop legs ( 10 ,  11 ) directed toward the support plate ( 8 ) project through an opening ( 15 ) in the support plate ( 8 ) and that at least one of said ends transitions into a vertically angled loop section ( 16 ) which is accommodated in a vertical groove ( 17 ) on the inner side of said support plate ( 8 ).  
   
   
       5 . Support structure according to  claim 4  wherein said vertical groove ( 17 ) widens toward the bottom like a wedge.  
   
   
       6 . Support structure according to  claim 4  wherein said angled loop section ( 16 ) has, opposite to the legs ( 10 ,  11 ) an angled, horizontal end pin ( 18 ) which can be accommodated in a hole ( 19 ) of the furniture wall.  
   
   
       7 . Support structure according to  claim 4  wherein said lower loop leg ( 10 ) has horizontal end pin ( 20 ) which is accommodated in a hole ( 21 ) in the furniture wall.  
   
   
       8 . Support structure according to  claim 1  wherein a rail end ( 5 ) has a slanted surface ( 5 a) on its under side and tapers off toward the end in a wedge shape.