Slide arrangement for cable drawer

1. A slide arrangement, comprising:

a) a center rail extending from a first end to a second end;

b) a first rail configured to be slidably engaged with the center rail; and

c) a second rail configured to be slidably engaged with the center rail;

d) wherein the first and second rails and the center rail are all cooperatively interconnected such that the slide arrangement permits the center rail to travel at half-speed relative to the travel speed of the first rail when the second rail is held stationary, and wherein the slide arrangement includes at least two stop arrangements configured to either pause or prevent linear separation of the first and second rails from the center rail, wherein the at least two stop arrangements occur at different slide positions of the first rail relative to the center rail.

2. The slide arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the center rail includes a first longitudinal construction and a second longitudinal construction, each of the first and second longitudinal constructions extending from the first end to the second end of the center rail, the first longitudinal construction of the center rail including a first longitudinal groove extending from the first end of the center rail to the second end, and the second longitudinal construction including a second longitudinal groove extending from the first end of the center rail to the second end.

3. The slide arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the first structure of the first rail includes a first interlocking structure, and the second structure of the second rail includes a second interlocking structure, each of the first and second interlocking structures being configured to slidably engage the respective first and second grooves of the center rail.

4. The slide arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the center rail has an I-shaped cross-section.

5. The slide arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising a rotatable wheel configured to contact each of the first and second rails when the first rail slides relative to the second rail, wherein the rotatable wheel is positioned at the center rail.

6. The slide arrangement of claim 5 , wherein the rotatable wheel is positioned within a receiving structure formed in the center rail.

7. The slide arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the receiving structure includes apertures formed in the center rail.

8. The slide arrangement of claim 7 , wherein the apertures are formed within the first and second longitudinal constructions of the center rail.

9. The slide arrangement of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the at least two stop arrangements includes a catch arrangement configured to pause sliding movement of the first rail when the first and center rails have reached a first extended position.

10. The slide arrangement of claim 9 , wherein the catch arrangement includes a projection located at an end of each of the first and second rails, the projection being sized to cause an interference with the rotatable wheel when the first and center rails reach the first extended position.

11. The slide arrangement of claim 9 , wherein another of the at least two stop arrangements includes a positive stop arrangement configured to prevent linear separation of the first and second rails from the center rail, wherein engagement of the catch arrangement occurs prior to engagement of the positive stop arrangement.

12. The slide arrangement of claim 11 , wherein the positive stop arrangement includes a shoulder formed on each of the first and second rails, and stop ledges formed on the center rail, the shoulders being configured to contact the stop ledges of the center rail to prevent further longitudinal travel beyond a second extended position.

13. The slide arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the shoulders are formed on first and second interlocking structures defined by the respective first and second rails, and the stop ledges are formed within first and second longitudinal grooves defined by the center rail.

14. A telecommunications arrangement, comprising:

a) a module for mounting to a fixture, the module including a base for receiving fiber optic connections, the base of the module being selectively positionable in an open position and a closed position with respect to the fixture; and

b) a slide assembly interconnecting the module to the fixture, the slide assembly being configured to provide sliding movement of the base relative to the fixture, the slide assembly including:

i) a first rail member on the base;

ii) a second rail member fixedly secured to the fixture; and

iii) a center rail member interconnected to each of the first and second rail members;

iv) wherein full-speed movement of the first rail member relative to the second rail member causes half-speed movement of the center rail member relative to the second rail member, and wherein the slide assembly further includes at least two stop arrangements configured to either pause or prevent linear separation of the first and second rail members from the center rail member, wherein the at least two stop arrangements occur at different slide positions of the first rail member relative to the center rail member.

15. The drawer arrangement of claim 14 , further comprising a cable management device secured to the center rail for movement with the center rail, the cable management device configured to retain cables.

16. The drawer arrangement of claim 15 , wherein the cable management device includes a curved radius limiter.

17. The telecommunications arrangement of claim 14 , wherein the center rail member has an I-shaped cross-section.

18. The telecommunications arrangement of claim 14 , further comprising a rotatable wheel positioned within a receiving structure formed in the center rail member, the wheel configured to contact each of the first and second rail members to permit full-speed travel of the first rail member relative to the second rail member, and half-speed travel of the center rail member relative to the second rail member.