1. A drawer slide assembly for slidably suspending a drawer in an appliance, the drawer slide assembly comprising:
a telescopic pair of first and second rails slidable between a retracted closed position and an extended open position for respectively closing and opening the drawer, and;
a rail catch mechanism for resisting slide extension from the retracted closed position, the rail catch mechanism comprising:
a spring arm having a first end portion mounted to said first rail on a pivot point and a second end portion having an anchorage point; the spring arm being pivotable between an original relaxed position in which the anchorage point is substantially facing toward a first end of the first rail and a resisting position when the spring arm has been pivoted about the pivot axis and in which the anchorage point is substantially facing towards a second end of the first rail; and
a projection mounted on the second rail to engage the anchorage point of the spring arm when the assembly is slid to the retracted position thereby causing the spring arm to pivot to the resisting position and forcing the assembly to temporarily remain in the retracted position until a sufficient force is used to release the spring arm and bring the assembly back in the extended position.
2. The drawer slide assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spring arm is a torsion spring comprising a coil with said first end portion and second end portion extending from the coil.
3. The rail catch mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second end portion of the spring arm is substantially S-shaped with a first curved section extending from the coil and a second curved section extending from the first curved section, the anchorage point being located in the second curved section.
4. The drawer slide assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first and second end portions are oriented at substantially 90\xb0 from each other when the spring arm is in the relaxed position.
5. The rail catch mechanism as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second end portion is located below the first end of the spring arm when in the relaxed position whereby the second end portion passes under the pivot point when the spring arm pivots to the resisting position.
6. The drawer slide assembly as claimed claim 1, further comprising a stopper mounted on the first rail to stop and position the spring arm in the relaxed position when it pivots back from the resisting position.
7. The drawer slide assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spring arm is mounted at a back end of the first rail and the projection is mounted at a back end of the second rail.
8. The drawer slide assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivot point comprises a rivet securing the first end portion to the first rail.
9. The drawer slide assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivot point comprises an opening or stamp in the first rail into which the first end portion is secured.
10. The drawer slide assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the catch mechanism is made of a heat resistant material.
11. The drawer slide assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the catch mechanism is made of metal.
12. The drawer slide assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the catch mechanism is made of stainless steel.
13. The drawer slide assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first rail is a channel-section outer rail securable to an inner wall of the appliance and the second rail is a channel-section inner rail securable to a side wall of the drawer, the second rail being nested within the first rail in a slide relationship therewith.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An illuminating water fountain kit comprising:
a float base having a chamber extending throughout its width;
a multi-tiered water head, said water head having a shank extending from the bottom of said head; and
a light emitting diode illuminating apparatus.
2. An illuminating water fountain kit as recited in claim 1, wherein said illuminating apparatus contains a plurality of high intensity light emitting diodes.
3. An illuminating water fountain kit as recited in claim 1, wherein said illuminating apparatus includes a circuit board, a switch, and a power source, said circuit board electronically connecting together said power source, switch, circuit board, and one or more light emitting diodes.
4. An illuminating water fountain kit as recited in claim 3, wherein said power source is one or more batteries.
5. An illuminating water fountain kit as recited in claim 3, where said power source is a generator propelled by a flow of water running through said fountain.
6. An illuminating water fountain kit as recited in claim 3, wherein said power source is one or more solar cells.
7. An illuminating water fountain kit as recited in claim 3, wherein said power source is one or more batteries that maintain their charge by electrical power generated from a generator, solar cells, or any combination thereof.
8. An illuminating water fountain kit as recited in claim 2, further comprising that said plurality of light emitting diodes comprise more than one color.
9. An illuminating water fountain kit as recited in claim 1, further comprising a section of tubing having a distal end and a proximal end, with a lumen in water communication throughout, said distal end attached to a water source and said proximal end attached to the shank.
10. An illuminating apparatus for a water fountain comprising:
a body section, said body section having a light shield, said body section designed to couple with a water fountain;
a circuit board, said circuit board engaged to said body;
a switch on said body and in electrical communication with said circuit board;
one or more light emitting diodes; said light emitting diodes protruding through said body and in electrical communication with said circuit board; and
a power source; said power source mounted to and in electrical communication with said circuit board.
11. An illuminating apparatus as recited in claim 10, further comprising a plurality of slots in said light shield.
12. An illuminating apparatus as recited in claim 10, wherein said power source is one or more batteries.
13. An illuminating apparatus as recited in claim 10, where said power source is a generator propelled by a flow of water running through said fountain.
14. An illuminating apparatus as recited in claim 10, wherein said power source is one or more solar cells.
15. An illuminating apparatus as recited in claim 10, wherein said power source is one or more batteries that maintain their charge by electrical power generated from a generator, solar cells, or any combination thereof.
16. An illuminating apparatus as recited in claim 10, further comprising that said plurality of light emitting diodes comprise more than one color.
17. An illuminating apparatus as recited in claim 10, further comprising controlling circuitry in electrical communication with the circuit board, the power source and the light emitting diodes, said controlling circuitry have the function to vary on-off cycles of each light emitting diode.