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An improved three member drawer slide having a drawer slide, an intermediate member and a cabinet slide. The three member slide moves sequentially so that the cabinet slide extends completely before the drawer slide begins its extension. This sequential movement extends the life of the three member

An improved three member drawer slide having a drawer slide, an intermediate member and a cabinet slide. The three member slide moves sequentially so that the cabinet slide extends completely before the drawer slide begins its extension. This sequential movement extends the life of the three member slide. The sequential movement is brought about by a releasable gripping action between the drawer member and the intermediate member.

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An improved three member drawer slide of the type having a drawer slide affixed to an intermediate member and a cabinet slide positioned below said drawer slide and affixed to said intermediate member, said drawer slide having a drawer slide outer member, a drawer slide inner member and said drawer

An improved three member drawer slide of the type having a drawer slide affixed to an intermediate member and a cabinet slide positioned below said drawer slide and affixed to said intermediate member, said drawer slide having a drawer slide outer member, a drawer slide inner member and said drawer slide having a plurality of ball bearings held by an upper ball retainer and said cabinet slide having a cabinet slide outer member, a cabinet slide inner member and a plurality of ball bearings held by a lower ball retainer wherein the improvement comprises means to cause the movement of the lower ball retainer to occur before the movement of the upper ball retainer, said means comprising: releasable gripping means between said drawer slide outer member and said intermediate member, said releasable gripping means performing a gripping action only when said drawer slide outer member is fully retracted and said cabinet slide outer member being more free to move outwardly with respect to said intermediate member than said drawer slide outer member when said cabinet slide outer member is retracted whereby when said three member drawer slide is extended from a fully retracted position, the cabinet slide outer member will move outwardly completely before the drawer slide outer member will move with respect to the drawer slide inner member.