KV 8455FM 22" Side Mount 1" Overtravel Soft Close Drawer Slide Ebony Black Bulk-10 Sets Knape and Vogt 8455FMB EB 22

Knape & Vogt 8455 Series Soft-Close Drawer Slides Built to Clear the Overhang

This is a 22 inch over-travel, soft-close ball-bearing drawer slide from KV's 8455 series, side-mounted and finished in Ebony Black — made for drawers behind deep countertop overhangs or protruding face frames where standard full-extension travel leaves the drawer contents just out of reach.

Key Features

• 1 inch of over-travel pushes the drawer past the cabinet face, clearing a countertop overhang or deep face frame so the entire drawer interior is reachable.
• Integrated soft-close damping catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it shut quietly, with no slamming.
• 90 lb weight capacity per pair handles loaded kitchen or utility drawers with room to spare.
• Ball-bearing telescopic construction delivers smooth, consistent travel under load across years of daily use.
• Ebony Black finish keeps the hardware visually recessive against dark cabinet interiors and drawer box sides.
• Non-handed design means the same slide fits the left and right side, with no handed ordering to manage.

Where Over-Travel Makes the Difference

Standard full-extension slides bring a drawer flush with the cabinet face — enough for most installations. Over-travel adds an inch of extra run so the drawer box clears whatever is blocking access at the front: a thick countertop overhang, a deep face frame, or protruding trim. That extra inch is what separates a drawer that opens fully accessible from one where the rear contents stay buried. The 8455 series is the right call on kitchen drawer banks under stone or butcher-block tops, workbench drawers under a thick apron, and any face-frame cabinet where the frame depth cuts into usable travel. It also suits cases where the soft-close mechanism is the priority and the over-travel is simply added insurance against deep-frame installs.

Construction and Finish

Steel members in an Ebony Black finish — a tone that reads as near-neutral inside dark melamine, stained wood, or painted cabinet interiors. The black finish is a practical choice on installations where exposed slide hardware would stand out against a dark box side. Side clearance is the standard 1/2 inch per side, so drawer box sizing follows the same formula as any standard side-mount ball-bearing slide: build the box 1 inch narrower than the opening. The 8455 is sold in bulk-pack quantity, which keeps unit cost low for shops ordering multiple drawer runs at once.

Who Reaches for the 8455 in Black

Cabinet shops building kitchen drawer banks under deep stone countertops will find the over-travel spec solves the access problem without a custom mounting workaround. Designers specifying handle-less or integrated fronts — where the full drawer depth needs to clear the face — get the soft-close finish they need alongside the extra travel. Contractors replacing slides in existing face-frame kitchens where the original hardware never quite opened far enough will find the 22 inch length covers the most common drawer depth in that era of cabinetry. The Ebony Black finish also appeals to anyone building or refreshing cabinetry with black hardware throughout: the slides stay consistent with pulls, hinges, and edge pulls without a visible mismatch inside the drawer cavity.

The Right Slide for Drawers That Need to Fully Clear

When the countertop or face frame is eating into your drawer access, the 8455 in Ebony Black gives you the extra inch of travel and the soft-close finish to handle the job cleanly — at a bulk price point that makes sense across an entire kitchen run.