Drawer glide mechanism

Abstract

A drawer glide mechanism can include a first elongate guide member, a second elongate glide member, a ball bearing component, and a v-notch socket. The first elongate guide member includes a distal end that is configured to fit within an opening in the v-notch socket. The drawer glide mechanism can further include one or more floating members and fixed members.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drawer system comprising:
 a drawer cabinet comprising a back side panel, two side panels, and a plurality of face frame components;   two drawer glide mechanisms, each of the drawer glide mechanisms attached to the back side panel and comprising:
 a first elongate guide member having a longitudinally extending body and a distal end; 
 a second elongate guide member nested within the first elongate guide member, the second elongate guide member having a longitudinally extending body; 
 at least one fixed member protruding from and extending generally transverse to the longitudinally extending body of the second elongate guide member; 
 at least one floating member extending at least partially over the fixed member, the floating member configured to slide over the first fixed member in a transverse direction relative the longitudinally extending body of the second elongate guide member; 
 a ball bearing component comprising a plurality of ball bearings between the first and second elongate guide members configured to permit longitudinal movement of the second elongate guide member relative to the first elongate guide member; 
 a socket having a body portion, at least a first opening in the body portion, and at least one dowel portion protruding from a back side of the body portion and into the back side panel of the drawer cabinet, the socket configured to receive the distal end of the first elongate guide member; and 
   a drawer comprising a back drawer panel, two side drawer panels, and a front drawer panel, the drawer attached to the second elongate guide member via the at least one floating member.