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A drawer slide system providing access and stability for side access drawers has a base including an outside pair of vertical webs and a centrally situated elevated portion. Vertically oriented drawer slides are coupled to each of the vertical webs and a horizontally oriented drawer slide is coupled

A drawer slide system providing access and stability for side access drawers has a base including an outside pair of vertical webs and a centrally situated elevated portion. Vertically oriented drawer slides are coupled to each of the vertical webs and a horizontally oriented drawer slide is coupled to the centrally situated portion of the base. The vertically oriented drawer slides are coupled to outside margins of a side access drawer adjacent to a bottom of the drawer. The horizontally oriented drawer slide is coupled to a central portion of the bottom of the drawer. The base can be fixed to a bottom surface of a cabinet to position the side access drawer within a suitable drawer receiving opening in the cabinet.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A drawer slide system comprising: a side access drawer having a front portion, a rear portion, and a plurality of shelves extending between the front portion and the back rear portion including a bottom shelf having lateral margins on opposite sides of the bottom shel

The invention claimed is: 1. A drawer slide system comprising: a side access drawer having a front portion, a rear portion, and a plurality of shelves extending between the front portion and the back rear portion including a bottom shelf having lateral margins on opposite sides of the bottom shelf, two vertically oriented, longitudinally extendable, drawer slides including movable portions coupled to the bottom shelf adjacent the lateral margins of the bottom shelf, a horizontally oriented, longitudinally extendable, drawer slide including a movable portion coupled to a central portion of the bottom shelf, the vertically and horizontally oriented drawer slides having fixed portions, and at least one base coupled to the fixed portions of all the drawer slides and adapted for mounting within a cabinet, including an outside pair of vertical webs coupled to the fixed portions of the vertically oriented drawer slides, and a central portion that is elevated in height with respect to lower horizontal portions extending inward from lower margins of the outside pair of vertical webs, the central portion fixed to the fixed portion of the horizontally oriented drawer slide. 2. The drawer slide system of claim 1 further comprising longitudinal supports coupled to the drawer bottom shelf, the longitudinal supports having outside surfaces coupled to the movable portions of the vertically oriented drawer slides. 3. The drawer slide system of claim 2 wherein the longitudinal supports include inside surfaces spaced apart from each other by a distance sufficient to receive the horizontally oriented drawer slide. 4. The drawer slide system of claim 3 further comprising a spacer situated between the longitudinal supports, the spacer being coupled to the movable portion of the horizontally oriented drawer slide. 5. The drawer slide system of claim 1 wherein the lower horizontal portions include openings to receive fasteners for fastening the at least one base to the cabinet. 6. The drawer slide system of claim 5 wherein the at least one base further comprises inner vertical portions extending upward from inward margins of the lower horizontal portions, the inner vertical portions supporting said central portion. 7. The drawer slide system of claim 5 wherein said cabinet has a cabinet margin defining an opening for receiving the side access drawer and a bottom surface extending horizontally inward from a bottom portion of the cabinet margin, the at least one base being fixed to the bottom surface. 8. The drawer slide system of claim 7 wherein the cabinet margin includes side portions defining a width of the opening, the outside pair of vertical webs of the at least one base being separated by a distance nearly equal to the width of the opening. 9. The drawer slide system of claim 1 wherein the fixed portions of the vertically oriented drawer slides are coupled to inside facing surfaces of the vertical webs. 10. The drawer slide system of claim 9 wherein the lateral margins of the bottom shelf are located outside the vertical webs of the base. 11. The drawer slide system of claim of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein each drawer slide includes a bridging portion coupling the movable portion to the fixed portion. 12. A drawer slide system comprising: a side access drawer having a front portion, a rear portion, and a plurality of shelves extending between the front portion and the back rear portion including a bottom shelf having lateral margins on opposite sides of the bottom shelf, two vertically oriented, longitudinally extendable, drawer slides including movable portions coupled to the bottom shelf adjacent the lateral margins of the bottom shelf, the vertically oriented drawer slides including fixed portions, a horizontally oriented, longitudinally extendable, drawer slide including a movable portion coupled to a central portion of the bottom shelf, the horizontally oriented drawer slide also having a fixed portion, and at least one base coupled to the fixed portions of all the drawer slides and adapted for mounting within a cabinet, the at least one base including an outside pair of vertical webs coupled to the fixed portions of the vertically oriented drawer slides, the vertical webs having lower margins, a central portion elevated with respect to the vertical webs lower margins and fixed to the fixed portion of the horizontally oriented drawer slide, and lower horizontal portions extending inward from the vertical webs lower margins, the lower horizontal portions including openings to receive fasteners for fastening the at least one base to the cabinet. 13. The drawer slide system of claim 12 wherein the at least one base further comprises inner vertical portions extending upward from inward margins of the lower horizontal portions, the inner vertical portions supporting said centrally situated elevated portion. 14. The drawer slide system of claim 12 further comprising longitudinal supports coupled to the drawer bottom shelf, the longitudinal supports having outside surfaces coupled to the movable portions of the vertically oriented drawer slides. 15. The drawer slide system of claim 14 wherein the longitudinal supports include inside surfaces spaced apart from each other by a distance sufficient to receive the horizontally oriented drawer slide. 16. The drawer slide system of claim 15 further comprising a spacer situated between the longitudinal supports, the spacer being coupled to the movable portion of the horizontally oriented drawer slide. 17. The drawer slide system of claim 12 wherein said cabinet has a front margin defining an opening for receiving the side access drawer and a bottom surface extending horizontally inward from a bottom portion of the front margin, the base being fixed to the bottom surface. 18. The drawer slide system of claim 17 wherein the front margin includes side portions defining a width of the opening, the outside pair of vertical webs of the at least one base being separated by a distance nearly equal to the width of the opening. 19. The drawer slide system of claim 12 wherein each drawer slide includes a bridging portion coupling the movable portion to the fixed portion. 20. A drawer slide system comprising: a drawer having a front portion, a rear portion, and a bottom shelf extending between the front portion and the rear portion, having lateral margins on opposite sides of the bottom shelf, two vertically oriented, longitudinally extendable, drawer slides including movable portions coupled to the bottom shelf adjacent the lateral margins of the bottom shelf, a horizontally oriented, longitudinally extendable, drawer slide including a movable portion coupled to a central portion of the bottom shelf, the vertically and horizontally oriented drawer slides having fixed portions, and at least one base coupled to the fixed portions of all the drawer slides and adapted for mounting within a cabinet, including an outside pair of vertical webs coupled to the fixed portions of the vertically oriented drawer slides, and a central portion that is elevated in height with respect to lower horizontal portions extending inward from lower margins of the outside pair of vertical webs, the central portion fixed to the fixed portion of the horizontally oriented drawer slide.