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A slide frame mechanism for a rollout accessory such as a wire drawer has two or more ball-bearing glides in a vertical orientation. Each of the glides includes a glide mount with a threaded aperture and cross-bars attached to extend between the glides. The accessory has a plurality of mounting tabs

A slide frame mechanism for a rollout accessory such as a wire drawer has two or more ball-bearing glides in a vertical orientation. Each of the glides includes a glide mount with a threaded aperture and cross-bars attached to extend between the glides. The accessory has a plurality of mounting tabs. Shoulder screws with partial threads pass through the accessory mounting tabs and threadably engage the threads of the slide mount apertures to secure the accessory to the glides. A compressible pad is positioned between the accessory mounting tabs and the glide mounts to provide a floating suspension which reduces binding of the glides when the accessory is rolled in and out. The screws fit loosely through oversized openings in the mounting tabs to allow limited movement of the accessory relative to the glides in a horizontal plane for further reduction of binding. Drawer dividers are constructed to detachably fit on drawers to provide separate compartments.

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We claim: 1. A rollout accessory apparatus comprising: an accessory; a glide frame having a pair of glides each including a track and a runner connected with said track via a ball-bearing system so as to allow the runner to extend and retract relative to said track, said tracks being substantially

We claim: 1. A rollout accessory apparatus comprising: an accessory; a glide frame having a pair of glides each including a track and a runner connected with said track via a ball-bearing system so as to allow the runner to extend and retract relative to said track, said tracks being substantially parallel; at least one glide mount on each glide; at least two mounting surfaces associated with said accessory and arranged to substantially align with said glide mounts, each said mounting surface including a first horizontally-elongated aperture therethrough that presents an elongated length along a first side-to-side dimension and an oversized width along a first front-to-back dimension, wherein the length along said first side-to-side dimension is larger than the width along said first front-to-back dimension; a compressible pad between each said glide mount and mounting surface, each said pad including a second horizontally-elongated aperture therethrough that presents an elongated length along a second side-to-side dimension and an oversized width along a second front-to-back dimension, wherein the length along said second side-to-side dimension is larger than the width along said second front-to-back dimension, wherein said first and second horizontally-elongated apertures are generally aligned and are of the same general shape and size; and a screw extending at least partially through each said first aperture of each said mounting surface and each said second aperture of each said compressible pad to connect each said mounting surface to said respective glide mount, said screw having a shank, and said shank having a diameter that is smaller than the lengths of each of the first and second apertures so as to allow movement of each respective mounting surface relative to the respective glide along the side-to-side dimensions, and further wherein the shank's diameter is smaller than the oversized width of the apertures so as to allow movement of the respective mounting surface relative to the respective glide along the front-to-back dimensions, wherein said movement along the side-to-side and front-to-back dimensions occurs during retraction and extension of the runner with respect to the track. 2. Apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said pad is operable to allow movement of the accessory relative to the glide frame in a generally vertical direction, wherein the elongated length and the oversized width of the first and second apertures in combination with the pad presents an accessory operable to move, during retraction and extension of the accessory relative to the glide frame, along a first generally horizontal axis in the side-to-side dimension, a second generally horizontal axis in the front-to-back dimension, and a generally vertical axis due to the pad. 3. Apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein said glide mount and said mounting surface present substantially flat surfaces facing one another with said pad interposed between said flat surfaces. 4. Apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein said screw provides a threaded connection between said mounting surface and glide mount, said screw having a shoulder providing a limit to said threaded connection to limit compression of said pad. 5. Apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein: said accessory presents a bottom surface on which items are held; and said screw is recessed in its entirety at a location not to project above said bottom surface. 6. Apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said glide frame further includes a pair of cross bars extending between and connected to said pair of glides and maintaining said glides substantially parallel. 7. Apparatus as set forth in claim 6, wherein said glides have a vertical orientation. 8. Apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said accessory comprises a drawer. 9. Apparatus as set forth in claim 8, wherein said drawer is constructed of interconnected wires. 10. Apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said screw is configured to move along said entire length of the first and second apertures in said side-to-side dimension, and further wherein said screw is configured to move along said entire width of the first and second apertures in said side-to-side dimension during said retraction and extension of the runner with respect to the track. 11. A rollout accessory apparatus comprising: an accessory; a glide frame having a pair of glides each including a track and a runner connected with said track via a ball-bearing system so as to allow the runner to extend and retract relative to said track, said tracks being substantially parallel; at least one glide mount on each glide; at least two mounting surfaces on said accessory arranged to substantially align with said glide mounts, each said mounting surface including a first horizontally-elongated aperture therethrough; a compressible pad between each said glide mount and mounting surface, each said pad including a second horizontally-elongated aperture therethrough, wherein said first and second horizontally-elongated apertures are generally aligned and are of the same general shape and size; and a fastener connecting each said mounting surface to said respective glide mount with said respective pad compressed between said mounting surface and glide mount, said fastener extending through each of said first and second horizontally-elongated apertures so as to allow movement of said mounting surface relative to said glide mount in a first generally horizontal direction encompassing a length of the first and second elongated apertures, each said compressible pad allowing movement of said mounting surface relative to said glide mount in a generally vertical direction. 12. Apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein said aperture of each said mounting surface and of each said compressible pad further includes an oversized width in a second generally horizontal direction. 13. Apparatus as set forth in claim 12, wherein each said fastener comprises a shoulder screw providing a threaded connection between said mounting surface and the glide mount aligned therewith, said shoulder screw having a shoulder providing a limit to said threaded connection to limit compression of each pad. 14. Apparatus as set forth in claim 13, said screw having a shank, and said shank having a diameter that is smaller than the length of each aperture so as to allow movement of each respective mounting surface relative to the respective glide in the first generally horizontal direction, and further wherein the shank's diameter is smaller than the oversized width of each aperture so as to allow movement of the respective mounting surface relative to the respective glide in the second generally horizontal direction. 15. Apparatus as set forth in claim 14, wherein each of said glide mounts and each of said mounting surfaces has a substantially flat surface facing said pad. 16. Apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein: tabs are connected to a bottom of said accessory; and said screw is located such that it does not project above said bottom of said accessory. 17. Apparatus as set forth in claim 14, wherein said length of each aperture is greater than said width of each aperture.