US 11,871,846 B2
Hardware assembly for drawer slide with dampening mechanism
William Duggins, Kernersville, NC (US)
Assigned to TENN-TEX PLASTICS, INC., Colfax, NC (US)
Filed by Tenn-Tex Plastics, Inc., Colfax, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/568,353.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/143,086, filed on Jan. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0240672 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. A47B 88/477 (2017.01)
CPC A47B 88/477 (2017.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly to be mounted on a drawer slide to provide dampening to a drawer for an enclosure, the enclosure including a front wall having a cutout area with merging lower and side edges, the drawer slide including a stationary member mounted to the enclosure and a sliding member attached to the drawer, the assembly comprising:
a dampening mechanism having front and rear ends, the dampening mechanism configured to prevent slamming of the drawer during closing and to maintain the drawer in a closed position, the dampening mechanism having a hook that engages an activator mounted on the drawer;
a front mounting bracket attached to the front end of the dampening mechanism, the front mounting bracket configured to mount to and engage the side edge of the enclosure and the stationary member of the drawer slide; and
a rear mounting bracket attached to the dampening mechanism rearwardly of the front mounting bracket, the rear mounting bracket configured to mount to and engage the stationary member of the drawer slide.