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A telescoping slide assembly support system includes a stationary slide and a slide support coupled to the stationary slide and to a rack included in an equipment cabinet.

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1. A telescoping slide assembly support system comprisinga rack formed to include a series of retainer apertures, an adaptor including a retainer receiver formed to include a lug notch, the adaptor being coupled to the rack to position the retainer receiver to occlude a portion of a first of the ret

1. A telescoping slide assembly support system comprisinga rack formed to include a series of retainer apertures, an adaptor including a retainer receiver formed to include a lug notch, the adaptor being coupled to the rack to position the retainer receiver to occlude a portion of a first of the retainer apertures, and a telescoping slide assembly including a stationary slide and a slide support coupled to the stationary slide, the slide support including a retainer lug arranged to extend through the first of the retainer apertures formed in the rack and through the lug notch formed in the adaptor to couple the slide support to the adaptor and align the slide support in a mounted position relative to the rack. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the rack includes a forwardly facing surface, the adaptor includes a front wall coupled to the retainer receiver and arranged to contact the forwardly facing surface of the rack when the adaptor is coupled to the rack, and the retainer receiver is coupled to the front wall and arranged to extend into the first of the retainer apertures to locate the lug notch formed in the retainer receiver in the first of the retainer apertures.3. The system of claim 2, wherein the front wall is formed to include a lateral notch that communicates with the lug notch formed in the retainer receiver to form a T-shaped opening in the adaptor.4. The system of claim 3, wherein the slide support further includes a slide support bracket coupled to the stationary slide, the retainer lug is mounted for pivotable movement about a retainer pivot axis relative to the slide support bracket between a lowered and unlocked position disengaging the retainer receiver and a raised and locked position engaging the retainer receiver, and the retainer lug is arranged to extend into the lateral notch upon movement of the retainer lug to the lowered and unlocked position and to extend into the lug notch upon movement of the retainer lug to the raised and locked position.5. The system of claim 2, wherein the rack includes a rearwardly facing surface, the adaptor includes a rear wall arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the front wall and formed to include a retainer orifice and a connector arranged to interconnect the front and rear walls to define a rack receiver channel therebetween, the rear wall is arranged to contact the rearwardly facing surface of the rack and align the retainer orifice of the rear wall in communication with the first of the retainer apertures formed in the rack when the adaptor is coupled to the rack and the rack extends into the rack receiver channel located between front and rear walls of the adaptor, and the retainer lug is arranged to extend through the retainer orifice of the rear wall of the adaptor.6. The system of claim 5, wherein the retainer receiver includes a vertically extending first side strip, a vertically extending second side strip arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the vertically extending first side strip to define the lug notch therebetween, and the vertically extending first and second side strips are arranged to extend into the first of the retainer apertures when the adaptor is coupled to the rack.7. The system of claim 1, wherein the retainer receiver includes a first side strip and a second side strip arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side strip to define the lug notch therebetween.8. The system of claim 7, wherein the retainer receiver further includes a center strip coupled to first ends of the first and second side strips.9. The system of claim 8, wherein the center strip and portions of the first and second strips extend into the first of the retainer apertures when the adaptor is coupled to the rack.10. The system of claim 7, wherein portions of the first and second strips extend into the first of the retainer apertures when the adaptor is coupled to the rack.11. The system of claim 7, wherein the adaptor further includes a front wall contacting a forwardly facing surface of the rack when the adaptor is coupled to the rack, the front wall includes a body, a first extension cantilevered to the body, and a second extension cantilevered to the body and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first extension to locate the retainer receiver therebetween, the first strip is coupled to the first extension, and the second strip is coupled to the second extension.12. The system of claim 11, wherein the retainer receiver further includes a center strip coupled to the first and second side strips and the center strip is arranged to occlude another portion of the first of the retainer apertures.13. The system of claim 1, wherein the adaptor includes a front wall coupled to the retainer receiver and arranged to contact the rack when the adaptor is coupled to the rack, the front wall is formed to include a lateral notch communicating with the lug notch to form a T-shaped opening in the adaptor.14. The system of claim 13, wherein the rack includes a rectangle-shaped border edge defining the first of the retainer apertures, the retainer receiver includes a first side strip and a second side strip arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side strip to define the lug notch therebetween, and the first and second side strips are arranged to occlude a portion of the first of the retainer apertures.15. The system of claim 1, wherein the retainer receiver includes a first side strip and a second side strip arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side strip to define the lug notch therebetween and the first and second side strips are arranged to occlude the portion of the first of the retainer apertures.16. The system of claim 15, wherein the retainer receiver further includes a center strip coupled to the first and second side strips and the center strip is arranged to occlude another portion of the first of the retainer apertures.17. A telescoping slide assembly support system comprisinga rack formed to include first, second, and third retainer apertures arranged in series, an adaptor being coupled to the rack and including a first retainer receiver arranged to extend into the first retainer aperture and a second retainer receiver arranged to extend into the third retainer aperture, and a telescoping slide assembly including a stationary slide, a first retainer arranged to extend through the first retainer receiver and the first retainer aperture and mounted for pivotable movement relative to the stationary slide about a retainer pivot axis, and a second retainer arranged to extend through the second retainer receiver and the third retainer aperture and coupled to the stationary slide. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the adaptor is formed to include an anchor post retainer aperture arranged to lie in registry with the second retainer aperture formed in the rack when the first retainer receiver extends into the first retainer aperture and the second retainer receiver extends into the third retainer aperture.19. The system of claim 18, wherein the adaptor includes a rear wall and a tab coupled to the rear wall to lie at an acute angle relative to the rear wall and the tab is formed to include the anchor post retainer aperture.20. The system of claim 19, wherein the telescoping slide assembly further includes a slide support coupled to the stationary slide and to the first and second retainers and formed to include an anchor post retainer aperture, the adaptor further includes a front wall coupled to the first and second retainer receivers and an anchor post retainer aperture arranged to lie in registry with the second retainer aperture formed in the rack and the anchor post retainer aperture formed in the tab, and the telescoping slide assembly further includes an anchor post arranged to extend through the second retainer aperture and the anchor post retainer apertures formed in the slide support, tab, and front wall, a first motion limiter coupled to one end of the anchor post and arranged to engage the slide support, and a second motion limiter coupled to an opposite end of the anchor post to engage the front wall to anchor the slide support to the adaptor.21. The system of claim 19, wherein the telescoping slide assembly further includes a slide support coupled to the stationary slide and to the first and second retainers and formed to include an anchor post retainer aperture, the adaptor further includes a front wall coupled to the first and second retainer receivers and an anchor post retainer aperture arranged to lie in registry with the second retainer aperture formed in the rack and the anchor post retainer aperture formed in the tab, and the telescoping slide assembly further includes an anchor post arranged to extend through the second retainer aperture and the anchor post retainer apertures formed in the slide support, tab, and front wall, the anchor post being coupled to the slide support to limit motion of the anchor post relative to the slide support, and a motion limiter coupled to one end of the anchor post to engage the front wall to anchor the slide support to the adaptor.22. The system of claim 18, wherein the telescoping slide assembly further includes a slide support coupled to the stationary slide and to the first and second retainers and an anchor post extending from the slide support into the anchor post retainer formed in the adaptor and the second retainer aperture formed in the rack.23. The system of claim 17, wherein each retainer receiver includes a first side strip and a second side strip arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first side strip to define a notch, the first retainer extends through the notch associated with the first retainer receiver, and the second retainer extends through the notch associated with the second retainer receiver.24. The system of claim 23, wherein the first and second side strips of the first retainer receiver are arranged to occlude a portion of the first retainer aperture and the first and second side strips of the second retainer receiver are arranged to occlude a portion of the third retainer aperture.25. The system of claim 23, wherein the first retainer receiver further includes a center strip arranged to interconnect the first and second side strips of the first retainer receiver and the second retainer receiver further includes a center strip arranged to interconnect the first and second side strips of the second retainer receiver.26. The system of claim 25, wherein the center strip of the first retainer receiver is arranged to occlude a portion of the first retainer aperture and the center strip of the second retainer receiver is arranged to occlude a portion of the third retainer aperture.27. A telescoping slide assembly support system comprisinga rack including a forwardly facing surface and a rearwardly facing surface and formed to include a series of retainer apertures extending between the forwardly and rearwardly facing surfaces, an adaptor including a front wall, a rear wall arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the front wall, a connector arranged to interconnect the front and rear walls to define a rack receiver channel therebetween receiving a portion of the rack therein, and a retainer receiver coupled to the front wall and formed to include a lug notch, the adaptor being coupled to the rack to mate the front wall with the forwardly facing surface and to mate the rear wall with the rearwardly facing surface and to align the retainer receiver in registry with a first of the retainer apertures to occlude a portion of the first of the retainer apertures, and a telescoping slide assembly including a stationary slide and a slide support coupled to the stationary slide, the slide support including a retainer lug arranged to extend through the first of the retainer apertures formed in the rack and the lug notch formed in the adaptor to couple the slide support to the adaptor and align the stationary slide and the slide support in a mounted position relative to the rack. 28. The system of claim 27, wherein the rack is formed to provide the first of the retainer apertures with a square shape and the retainer receiver is formed to provide the lug notch with a non-square shape that is smaller than the square shape of the first of the retainer apertures.29. A telescoping slide assembly support system comprisinga rack formed to include a series of square-shaped retainer apertures, an adaptor clipped to the rack and arranged to occlude a portion of a first of the square-shaped apertures to define a lug notch providing an inlet opening into the first of the square-shaped apertures, and a telescoping slide assembly including a stationary slide and a retainer lug mounted for movement relative to the stationary slide and arranged to extend through the lug notch and the first of the square-shaped aperture to align the stationary slide in a mounted position relative to the rack.