A drawer assembly includes a roller glide system configured to facilitate sliding movement between an extended and a retracted position of a drawer. The roller glide system includes, at each lateral side of the drawer, a first and a second roller glides, each disposed between the drawer and a suppor
A drawer assembly includes a roller glide system configured to facilitate sliding movement between an extended and a retracted position of a drawer. The roller glide system includes, at each lateral side of the drawer, a first and a second roller glides, each disposed between the drawer and a supporting frame for the drawer. The first and the second roller glides each include a wheel, a glide frame, a bearing shaft mount for coupling the wheel, and a wheel side load bearing formed as an arcuate protrusion from each bearing shaft mount and configured to support the exterior lateral periphery of the wheel when coupled to each glide frame. The second roller glide also includes a base rail bearing for guiding the second roller glide along a rail of the supporting frame.
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1. A drawer assembly comprising: a roller glide system configured to facilitate sliding movement between an extended and a retracted position of a drawer, said roller glide system comprising, at a first lateral side of said drawer, a first roller glide and a second roller glide, said first roller gl
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A drawer assembly comprising: a roller glide system configured to facilitate sliding movement between an extended and a retracted position of a drawer, said roller glide system comprising, at a first lateral side of said drawer, a first roller glide and a second roller glide, said first roller glide and said second roller glide being disposed between said drawer and a supporting frame for said drawer, said first roller glide being fixed to said supporting frame for sliding engagement of a first element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said drawer, and said second roller glide being fixed to said drawer for sliding engagement of a second element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said supporting frame,wherein the second roller glide comprises: a second-roller-glide wheel; anda glide frame of the second roller glide comprising at least one base rail bearing for guiding the second roller glide along the second element, said at least one base rail bearing extending upward from a base of the glide frame of the second roller glide toward said second-roller-glide wheel. 2. The drawer assembly of claim 1, said first roller glide comprising a first-roller-glide wheel that rotates against said first element to facilitate said sliding engagement therebetween. 3. The drawer assembly of claim 2, said first element comprising a first rail depending from said drawer and having a flat surface over which said first-roller-glide wheel rotates, and which is supported against said first-roller-glide wheel. 4. The drawer assembly of claim 1, said second-roller-glide wheel being rotatable against said second element to facilitate said sliding engagement therebetween. 5. The drawer assembly of claim 4, said second element comprising a second rail having a flat surface over which said second-roller-glide wheel rotates, and which is supported against said second-roller-glide wheel. 6. The drawer assembly of claim 1, said roller glide system further comprising, at a second lateral side of said drawer opposite said first lateral side, third and fourth roller glides disposed between said drawer and said supporting frame, said third roller glide being a mirror image of said first roller glide and said fourth roller glide being a mirror image of said second roller glide. 7. The drawer assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second roller glides further comprises a snap fit protrusion extending therefrom and configured to be inserted into a compatibly-shaped slot formed on the supporting frame or the drawer, respectively. 8. A cooking appliance comprising the drawer assembly of claim 1. 9. A drawer assembly comprising: a roller glide system configured to facilitate sliding movement between an extended and a retracted position of a drawer, said roller glide system comprising, at a first lateral side of said drawer, a first roller glide and a second roller glide, said first roller glide and said second roller glide being disposed between said drawer and a supporting frame for said drawer, said first roller glide being fixed to said supporting frame for sliding engagement of a first element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said drawer, and said second roller glide being fixed to said drawer for sliding engagement of a second element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said supporting frame,wherein the second roller glide comprises at least one base rail bearing for guiding the second roller glide along the second element, andwherein the first roller glide comprises:a first-roller-glide wheel that rotates against said first element to facilitate said sliding engagement therebetween;a glide frame of the first-roller-glide;a first bearing shaft mount as part of the glide frame of the first-roller-glide;said first-roller-glide wheel coupled to a first-roller-glide wheel shaft, said first-roller-glide wheel shaft being configured to be seated in said first bearing shaft mount;a drawer box guide;a drawer stop on each longitudinal side of the glide frame of the first-roller-glide; anda first-roller-glide wheel side load bearing formed as a protrusion from said first shaft mount and extending along an arc, said first-roller-glide wheel side load bearing being configured to support an exterior lateral periphery of the first-roller-glide wheel when coupled to the glide frame of the first-roller-glide. 10. The drawer assembly of claim 9, wherein bending of the first-roller-glide wheel shaft is limited based on an engagement of the first-roller-glide wheel against the first-roller-glide wheel side load bearing. 11. The drawer assembly of claim 9, wherein the glide frame of the first-roller-glide is formed symmetrical relative to a vertical axis thereof. 12. The drawer assembly of claim 9, wherein the first roller glide further comprises protruding portions formed symmetrically on both sides of the glide frame of the first-roller-glide facing the supporting frame, said protruding portions being configured to deform when the first roller glide is secured to the supporting frame. 13. The drawer assembly of claim 12, wherein the protruding portions are formed of a resilient plastic material configured to deform against the supporting frame to provide a tight fit between the first roller glide and the supporting frame. 14. A drawer assembly comprising: a roller glide system configured to facilitate sliding movement between an extended and a retracted position of a drawer, said roller glide system comprising, at a first lateral side of said drawer, a first roller glide and a second roller glide, said first roller glide and said second roller glide being disposed between said drawer and a supporting frame for said drawer, said first roller glide being fixed to said supporting frame for sliding engagement of a first element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said drawer, and said second roller glide being fixed to said drawer for sliding engagement of a second element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said supporting frame, wherein the second roller glide comprises:at least one base rail bearing for guiding the second roller glide along the second element;a second-roller-glide wheel that rotates against said second element to facilitate said sliding engagement therebetween; anda glide frame of the second roller glide, wherein the at least one base rail bearing extends from a base of the glide frame of the second roller glide generally toward and cooperating with a circumferential surface of said second-roller-glide wheel to define a pathway therebetween through which said second element translates relative to the second roller glide when said drawer slidably moves relative to said supporting frame. 15. The drawer assembly of claim 14, said glide frame of the second roller glide further comprising: a second bearing shaft mount as part of the glide frame of the second roller glide, said second-roller-glide wheel coupled to a second-roller-glide wheel shaft, said second shaft being seated in said second bearing shaft mount;a base rail side load bearing; anda second-roller-glide wheel side load bearing formed as a protrusion from said second shaft mount and extending along an arc, said second-roller-glide wheel side load bearing being configured to support an exterior lateral periphery of the second-roller-glide wheel when coupled to the glide frame of the second roller glide. 16. The drawer assembly of claim 15, wherein bending of the second-roller-glide wheel shaft is limited based on an engagement of the second-roller-glide wheel against the second-roller-glide wheel side load bearing. 17. The drawer assembly of claim 14, wherein the second roller glide further comprises protruding portions formed symmetrically on both sides of the glide frame of the second roller glide facing the first lateral side wall of said drawer, said protruding portions being configured to deform when the second roller glide is secured to the first lateral side wall of said drawer. 18. The drawer assembly of claim 17, wherein the protruding portions are formed of a resilient plastic material configured to deform against the first lateral side wall of said drawer to provide a tight fit between the second roller glide and the first lateral side wall of said drawer. 19. The drawer assembly of claim 14, said glide frame of the second roller glide further comprising: two second bearing shaft mounts formed symmetrically on both sides of the glide frame of the second roller glide, said second-roller-glide wheel coupled to a second-roller-glide wheel shaft having two outward protrusions formed on both sides of the second-roller-glide wheel shaft, said two outward protrusions each being seated in said two second bearing shaft mounts;a base rail side load bearing; andtwo second-roller-glide wheel side load bearings each formed as a protrusion from each of said two second shaft mounts and each of said two second-roller-glide wheel side load bearings extending along an arc, said two second-roller-glide wheel side load bearings being configured to support an exterior lateral periphery of the second-roller-glide wheel when coupled to the glide frame of the second roller glide. 20. A drawer assembly comprising: a roller glide system configured to facilitate sliding movement between an extended and a retracted position of a drawer, said roller glide system comprising, at a first lateral side of said drawer, a first roller glide and a second roller glide, said first roller glide and said second roller glide being disposed between said drawer and a supporting frame for said drawer, said first roller glide being fixed to said supporting frame for sliding engagement of a first element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said drawer, and said second roller glide being fixed to said drawer for sliding engagement of a second element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said supporting frame, wherein the second roller glide comprises at least one base rail bearing for guiding the second roller glide along the second element,wherein at least one of the first and second roller glides further comprises a snap fit protrusion extending therefrom and configured to be inserted into a compatibly-shaped slot formed on the drawer or the supporting frame or the drawer, respectively, said slot comprising a keyhole shape having a first portion dimensioned to allow ready insertion of said protrusion and a smaller second portion into which said protrusion can be subsequently positioned and which provides a frictional interference fit therewith. 21. A method of assembling a drawer assembly, comprising the steps of: arranging a first roller glide and a second roller glide between a drawer and a supporting frame for said drawer to facilitate sliding movement between an extended and a retracted position of the drawer;attaching the first roller glide to said supporting frame for sliding engagement of a first element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said drawer; andattaching the second roller glide to said drawer for sliding engagement of a second element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said supporting frame,wherein the second roller glide comprises: a wheel; anda glide frame comprising at least one base rail bearing for guiding the second roller glide along the second element, said at least one base rail bearing extending upward from a base of the glide frame toward said wheel. 22. A method of assembling a drawer assembly, comprising the steps of: arranging a first roller glide and a second roller glide between a drawer and a supporting frame for said drawer to facilitate sliding movement between an extended and a retracted position of the drawer;attaching the first roller glide to said supporting frame for sliding engagement of a first element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said drawer;attaching the second roller glide to said drawer for sliding engagement of a second element fixed to and extending longitudinally of said supporting frame;providing at least one of the first and second roller glides with a snap fit protrusion extending therefrom and configured to be inserted into a compatibly-shaped slot formed on the supporting frame or the drawer, respectively; andsecuring at least one of the first and second roller glides on the supporting frame or on the lateral side wall of the drawer body using a frictional interference fit between the snap fit protrusion and a keyhole shape having a first portion dimensioned to allow ready insertion of said protrusion and a smaller second portion into which said protrusion can be subsequently positioned and which provides a frictional interference fit therewith,wherein the second roller glide comprises at least one base rail bearing for guiding the second roller glide along the second element. 23. The method of claim 22, further comprising the steps of: providing at least one of the first and second roller glides with protruding portions formed symmetrically on both sides of at least one of the first and second roller glides;configuring said protruding portions to deform when at least one of the first and second roller glides is secured to the supporting frame or to the first lateral side wall of said drawer; andsecuring the at least one of the first and second roller glides to the supporting frame or on the first lateral side wall of said drawer.
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Zank Jeffrey T. (Milwaukee WI), Food cabinet drawer support.
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