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This is a 20 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Knape & Vogt's 8400 series, rated 100 lb per pair, with a combined hold-in anti-rebound detent and self-close spring that pulls the drawer shut and keeps it there.
The self-close spring engages once the drawer is pushed to within the capture zone, pulling it the rest of the way home without any extra effort. The hold-in anti-rebound detent then keeps it there — when a drawer is closed firmly it will not bounce back open. Together, these two features eliminate the half-open drawer that slides back out on its own and the rattling drawer that won't stay shut. That combination suits production cabinetry, high-traffic kitchen drawers, utility rooms, and shop environments where the drawer gets closed quickly and needs to stay that way. Note that this is a self-close spring mechanism, not a damped soft-close: the drawer closes positively on the spring, so very light or empty drawers may close with some audible snap.
The 8400 series is built from cold-formed steel with a zinc plated finish — the standard corrosion-resistant finish for side-mount ball bearing slides in interior cabinet work. Zinc gives the steel members years of dry-environment service without adding bulk or visible hardware character. It is a working finish that disappears beside the drawer box, which makes it the right call when finish matching is not a priority and the slide just needs to do its job cycle after cycle. For frameless production cabinets and painted interiors, the zinc finish neither competes with the box nor stands out when the drawer is pulled.
The 8400BRV is sized for cabinet shops, contractors, and production builds that need a self-closing, stay-closed drawer slide in a volume-friendly format. The 20 inch length fits a standard kitchen or utility cabinet drawer box, and the 100 lb per pair rating handles everything from a loaded pots-and-pans drawer to a shop parts tray. The bulk-pack format suits shops ordering in quantity — no retail packaging overhead. The non-handed design means the same part number covers both sides of every drawer, simplifying inventory and cutting down on order errors. In face-frame cabinet installations, plan to add matching rear mounting brackets, sold separately, to support the back end of the slide.
It is a self-close slide, not a soft-close. The spring pulls the drawer shut once it enters the capture zone, but there is no damper to slow the travel. If a quiet, controlled close is the goal, look at the Knape & Vogt FM soft-close series instead.
The detent catches the closed drawer and holds it in place, so it does not bounce back open when shut firmly. It does not lock the drawer and does not assist the close — it simply keeps the drawer where the self-close spring puts it.
The 8400 series requires 1/2 inch of side clearance per slide. Build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening to leave the correct gap on each side.
No. The slide is non-handed — both slides in the pair are identical and either one fits either side of the drawer. Order the quantity that matches your drawer count.
Side-mount slides in face-frame cabinets need support at the rear. Add the matching KV rear mounting brackets — sold separately — to hold the back end of the slide. The brackets are series-specific, so confirm they are rated for the 8400 series.
The 8400BRV combines a self-close spring and hold-in anti-rebound detent in a full-extension, 100 lb rated zinc slide that installs without handed sorting and ships in bulk quantity — a reliable, no-fuss choice for production cabinetry and high-use drawers.
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