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A drawer slide for a drawer-type storage unit allowing a drawer to be horizontally moved from the storage unit to allow access into the interior of the drawer. The drawer slide is vertically symmetrical about a central longitudinal plane perpendicular to the side surfaces of the drawer slide. A cant

A drawer slide for a drawer-type storage unit allowing a drawer to be horizontally moved from the storage unit to allow access into the interior of the drawer. The drawer slide is vertically symmetrical about a central longitudinal plane perpendicular to the side surfaces of the drawer slide. A cantilevered tongue, loop-like bracket, and latch are vertically symmetrically positioned on a support rail of the drawer slide. The tongue is receivable in a slot in a vertical mounting rail in the storage unit. The bracket is received in an opening of a vertical mounting rail. The latch engages a further slot in a vertical mounting rail to prevent accidental disengagement of the slide rail from the mounting rails. The vertical symmetry of the drawer slide allows the drawer slides to be used on either side of the storage unit with only a front and back orientation.

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[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] A drawer slide for a drawer-type storage unit having at least one drawer therein, comprising:an elongate support rail adapted for releasable attachment to a side wall of a storage

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] A drawer slide for a drawer-type storage unit having at least one drawer therein, comprising:an elongate support rail adapted for releasable attachment to a side wall of a storage unit housing, said support rail having a channel-shaped configuration with top and bottom support rail edges extending from edges of a base wall;said elongate support rail including a cantilevered elongate tongue extending outwardly from one longitudinally extending side surface of said support rail adjacent one end, a loop-like bracket extending outwardly from said one side surface adjacent the other end of said support rail, said loop-like bracket having a U-shaped member extending outwardly from the base wall to define an opening between said bracket and said one side surface which extends generally transverse to the elongate direction of said support rail for permitting the support rail and the bracket thereon to be moved downwardly onto a mounting structure of the storage unit, said bracket being longitudinally spaced from said tongue, a resilient latch provided on said one side surface and having a locking tab extending generally transverse of said one side surface, said latch being intermediate said tongue and said bracket and positioned closer to said bracket than said tongue, said tongue, said bracket and said latch being positioned along a central longitudinal axis of said support rail so that said support rail is vertically symmetrical about said central longitudinal axis;an elongate intermediate rail having top and bottom intermediate rail edges;an elongate slide rail adapted for releasable attachment to a drawer, said slide rail having a channel-shaped configuration with top and bottom slide rail edges;a first set of rolling support elements engaged between said support rail top and bottom edges and said intermediate rail top and bottom edges for permitting relative translational movement between said support and intermediate rails; anda second set of rolling support elements engaged between said top and bottom intermediate rail edges and said top and bottom slide rail edges for permitting relative translational movement between said intermediate and slide rails.