BRACKET FOR DRAWER SLIDE
A bracket for mounting a drawer slide to a cabinet rear wall includes: a main panel; at least one lower guide attached to an extending from a lower edge of the main panel; at least one upper guide attached to the main panel above the lower guide to form a gap configured to receive a drawer slide; a latch extending from the main panel adjacent to the lower guide, the latch including an upwardly-extending hook; and openings in the main panel sized and positioned to receive fasteners to fasten the bracket to a rear wall of a cabinet.
1 . A bracket for mounting a drawer slide to a cabinet rear wall, comprising:
a main panel;
at least one lower guide attached to an extending from a lower edge of the main panel;
at least one upper guide attached to the main panel above the lower guide to form a gap configured to receive a drawer slide;
a latch extending from the main panel adjacent to the lower guide, the latch including an upwardly-extending hook; and
openings in the main panel sized and positioned to receive fasteners to fasten the bracket to a rear wall of a cabinet.
2 . The bracket defined in claim 1 , wherein the at least one lower guide is two lower guides.
3 . The bracket defined in claim 2 , wherein the at least one upper guide is two upper guides.
4 . The bracket defined in claim 1 , wherein the at least one lower guide is three lower guides.
5 . The bracket defined in claim 4 , wherein the at least one upper guide is at least two upper guides.
6 . The bracket defined in claim 1 , further comprising at least one split boss configured to be inserted into a pre-formed hole in the cabinet rear wall.
7 . The bracket defined in claim 1 , wherein the bracket has mirror symmetry about a vertical axis.
8 . A cabinet assembly, comprising:
a front wall and a rear wall;
a drawer slide mounted to the front wall;
a bracket as defined in claim 1 mounted to the rear wall;
wherein the drawer slide includes a rear edge portion with a window, wherein the rear edge portion is captured by the upper guide and the lower guide, and the hook of the latch is inserted into the window.
9 . The cabinet assembly defined in claim 8 , wherein the window has a width that is greater than a width of the hook.
10 . The cabinet assembly defined in claim 8 , wherein the drawer slide includes a stationary member and a slide member, and the stationary member includes the rear edge portion.
11 . The cabinet assembly defined in claim 10 , wherein the front wall has an opening, and the stationary member is mounted in the opening.
12 . The cabinet assembly defined in claim 8 , wherein the at least one lower guide is two lower guides.
13 . The cabinet assembly defined in claim 12 , wherein the at least one upper guide is two upper guides.
14 . The cabinet assembly defined in claim 8 , wherein the at least one lower guide is three lower guides.
15 . The cabinet assembly defined in claim 14 , wherein the at least one upper guide is at least two upper guides.
16 . The cabinet assembly defined in claim 8 , further comprising at least one split boss configured to be inserted into a pre-formed hole in the cabinet rear wall.
17 . The cabinet assembly defined in claim 8 , wherein the bracket has mirror symmetry about a vertical axis.