Bracket for drawer slide

Abstract

A bracket for mounting a drawer slide to a cabinet rear wall includes: a main panel; at least one lower guide attached to an extending from a lower edge of the main panel; at least one upper guide attached to the main panel above the lower guide to form a gap configured to receive a drawer slide; a latch extending from the main panel adjacent to the lower guide, the latch including an upwardly-extending hook; and openings in the main panel sized and positioned to receive fasteners to fasten the bracket to a rear wall of a cabinet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bracket for mounting a drawer slide to a cabinet rear wall, comprising:
 a main panel;   at least one lower guide attached to and extending from a lower edge of the main panel;   at least one upper guide attached to the main panel above the lower guide to form a gap configured to receive a drawer slide, wherein the upper guide has a front edge, and wherein a sloping surface extends rearwardly and downwardly from the front edge;   a cantilevered latch extending from the main panel and generally coplanar with the lower guide, the latch including an upwardly-extending hook; and   openings in the main panel sized and positioned to receive fasteners to fasten the bracket to a rear wall of a cabinet.   
     
     
         2 . The bracket defined in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one lower guide is two lower guides. 
     
     
         3 . The bracket defined in  claim 2 , wherein the at least one upper guide is two upper guides. 
     
     
         4 . The bracket defined in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one lower guide is three lower guides. 
     
     
         5 . The bracket defined in  claim 4 , wherein the at least one upper guide is at least two upper guides. 
     
     
         6 . The bracket defined in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one split boss configured to be inserted into a pre-formed hole in the cabinet rear wall. 
     
     
         7 . The bracket defined in  claim 1 , wherein the bracket has mirror symmetry about a vertical axis. 
     
     
         8 . A cabinet assembly, comprising:
 a front wall and a rear wall;   a drawer slide mounted to the front wall;   a bracket as defined in  claim 1  mounted to the rear wall;   wherein the drawer slide includes a rear edge portion with a window, wherein the rear edge portion is captured by the upper guide and the lower guide, and the hook of the latch is inserted into the window.   
     
     
         9 . The cabinet assembly defined in  claim 8 , wherein the window has a width that is greater than a width of the hook. 
     
     
         10 . The cabinet assembly defined in  claim 8 , wherein the drawer slide includes a stationary member and a slide member, and the stationary member includes the rear edge portion. 
     
     
         11 . The cabinet assembly defined in  claim 10 , wherein the front wall has an opening, and the stationary member is mounted in the opening. 
     
     
         12 . The cabinet assembly defined in  claim 8 , wherein the at least one lower guide is two lower guides. 
     
     
         13 . The cabinet assembly defined in  claim 12 , wherein the at least one upper guide is two upper guides. 
     
     
         14 . The cabinet assembly defined in  claim 8 , wherein the at least one lower guide is three lower guides. 
     
     
         15 . The cabinet assembly defined in  claim 14 , wherein the at least one upper guide is at least two upper guides. 
     
     
         16 . The cabinet assembly defined in  claim 8 , further comprising at least one split boss configured to be inserted into a pre-formed hole in the cabinet rear wall. 
     
     
         17 . The cabinet assembly defined in  claim 8 , wherein the bracket has mirror symmetry about a vertical axis. 
     
     
         18 . The bracket defined in  claim 1 , wherein the main panel includes an aperture in the main panel just above the latch.