the chest 30 the second rails 12 and 12 39 are secured to opposite exterior sides of the drawer 29 the free sliding members 13 and 13 39 are received within the respective first and second rails and permit the drawer 29 to be slidably extended from the chest 30 as stated previously modifications of the described device can be made while still within the contemplation of the present invention such modifications would be obvious to one skilled in the art and could be made as required or desired for the various applications of the disclosed slide assembly for example the length of the rails may be varied although it is preferred that the rails be approximately half the length of the free sliding member this is desirable since then every point of the free sliding member is engaged by and supported by one of the rails for any distance of extension of the slide assembly this is particularly important when substantial weight is being supported by the slide assembly the size of the slide assembly components will generally be related to the use for which the slide assembly is intended in one application the slide assembly is used to slidingly support the drawers of a tool chest these drawers typically range from 7 to 17 inches in depth with a variety of lengths the length of the rails and free sliding member naturally has a direct relation to the support strength of.