A storage system for storing material such as sample tube caps comprises a drawer with a reservoir, the drawer being movable between a first position and a second position. A storage container is arranged below the reservoir of the drawer when the drawer is arranged in the first position. A transport device is configured to retrieve material from the storage container and to transport the material out of the storage container. Therein, the reservoir of the drawer comprises a bottom with at least one closable opening.

In an embodiment, an apparatus (e.g., for damping a motion of a drawer in a storage system) comprises a plate to pivotally attach to a first wall of a drawer, the plate comprising a pivot point about which the plate can pivot; a damped gear coupled to the plate, the damped gear having a plurality of gear teeth; and a spring to facilitate pivoting the plate about the pivot point to engage at least one of the plurality of gear teeth with at least one tooth on a rack. In some embodiments, the spring is to pivot the plate from a first configuration to an angular position relative the wall in a second configuration, wherein the at least one of the plurality of gear teeth and the at least one tooth on the rack are fully engaged with one another in both the first configuration and the second configuration.

In an embodiment, an apparatus (e.g., for damping a motion of a drawer in a storage system) comprises a plate to pivotally attach to a first wall of a drawer, the plate comprising a pivot point about which the plate can pivot; a damped gear coupled to the plate, the damped gear having a plurality of gear teeth; and a spring to facilitate pivoting the plate about the pivot point to engage at least one of the plurality of gear teeth with at least one tooth on a rack. In some embodiments, the spring is to pivot the plate from a first configuration to an angular position relative the wall in a second configuration, wherein the at least one of the plurality of gear teeth and the at least one tooth on the rack are fully engaged with one another in both the first configuration and the second configuration.

A cabinet slide system includes a drawer or shelf and a telescoping slide member. The telescoping slide member can include a fixed base portion and a slidable portion. The slidable portion can be slidably engaged with the fixed base portion. The slidable portion can be coupled with the drawer or shelf so the combination of the drawer or shelf and the slidable portion is movable to extend away from the fixed base portion. The cabinet slide system can also include a rigid bracket and a support. The rigid bracket can be formed with a vertical section and a horizontal section perpendicular to the vertical section. The fixed base portion can be coupled with the vertical section. The support can be included in the horizontal section. The fixed base portion can be contiguously and detachedly rested on the support to arrest rotational torque of the telescoping slide member upon being placed under load.

Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage compartment therein, a storage body provided to be inserted into or withdrawn from the storage compartment, and a rail device configured to connect the body and the storage body slidingly and to guide insertion and withdrawal of the storage body, wherein the rail device includes a first rail member having a first guider therein, a second rail member slidingly coupled to the first rail member, and a first retainer disposed at an insertion position between the first rail member and the second rail member when the first rail member is inserted into the first retainer and having a first guide protrusion inserted into the first guider movably, formed in the first retainer, and the first guider limits a range of movement in an insertion direction of the first retainer when the first retainer is inserted into the first guider so that the first retainer is located at the insertion position.

Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage compartment therein, a storage body provided to be inserted into or withdrawn from the storage compartment, and a rail device configured to connect the body and the storage body slidingly and to guide insertion and withdrawal of the storage body, wherein the rail device includes a first rail member having a first guider therein, a second rail member slidingly coupled to the first rail member, and a first retainer disposed at an insertion position between the first rail member and the second rail member when the first rail member is inserted into the first retainer and having a first guide protrusion inserted into the first guider movably, formed in the first retainer, and the first guider limits a range of movement in an insertion direction of the first retainer when the first retainer is inserted into the first guider so that the first retainer is located at the insertion position.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a slide device including a fixed rail fixedly installed on a main body, a moving rail provided to be movable with respect to the fixed rail, a body provided in an end region of one side of the fixed rail and including a guide passage, a slider which is coupled to the body and is selectively and slidably movable in a longitudinal direction of the body when the moving rail slidably moves, a transfer pin which is rotatably coupled to the slider and is movable along the guide passage, an elastic member disposed between and connected to the body and the slider and configured to be elastically compressed or expanded when the slider moves, and a damper which is provided on the body and of which an end portion of a rod is connected to the slider.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a slide device including a fixed rail fixedly installed on a main body, a moving rail provided to be movable with respect to the fixed rail, a body provided in an end region of one side of the fixed rail and including a guide passage, a slider which is coupled to the body and is selectively and slidably movable in a longitudinal direction of the body when the moving rail slidably moves, a transfer pin which is rotatably coupled to the slider and is movable along the guide passage, an elastic member disposed between and connected to the body and the slider and configured to be elastically compressed or expanded when the slider moves, and a damper which is provided on the body and of which an end portion of a rod is connected to the slider.

A drawer assembly includes a member having a first locking element. A drawer includes a frame and a handle. The handle includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is coupled to the frame. The second portion is coupled to the first portion. A drawer release includes a first end and a second end. The drawer release is rotatably coupled to the drawer. The first end includes a second locking element. The second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion to move the drawer release from a first orientation in which the second locking element directly engages the first locking element to prevent the drawer from sliding relative to the member to a second orientation in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the first locking element to allow the drawer to slide relative to the member. Systems and methods of use are disclosed.

A pair of slide rails supports a unit on inner side surfaces of a housing in a drawable manner. Each of the pair of slide rails includes a fixed rail, an intermediate rail, and a moving rail. The fixed rail is fixed on the inner side surface along a draw-in direction and a draw-out direction. The intermediate rail is engaged with the fixed rail in a slidable manner. The moving rail is fixed on the unit and engaged with the intermediate rail in a slidable manner. The intermediate rail includes a base part and an upper edge part and a lower edge part respectively bent inward from an upper end and a lower end of the base part. The base part has an extended part formed in such a manner that the lower edge part is protruded from a front end portion of the base part in the draw-out direction.