| Plastic drawers need a support mechanism for their | | | | The runners should be fixed to the drawer by |
| movement and in accordance to this, the better the | | | | starting from the bottom and thus moving upwards |
| support mechanism, the better the drawer quality is. | | | | step by step. Plastic drawer runners are relatively less |
| Now, generally drawers can be pulled or pushed | | | | rigid and thus hold on to the body. Another important |
| without runners, but that creates discomfort after | | | | aspect in case of plastic drawers is that the body |
| prolonged use. | | | | tends to bend if heavy materials are placed in the |
| So a concept of runners are being used to prevent | | | | drawers, thus they might need a support in the |
| this discomfort as after longer use, these drawers | | | | middle of the drawer. If in case it is not supported |
| tend to lose their shape. Another aspect can be the | | | | by the runner in the middle than it is better to buy a |
| swift motion of the drawer unit in and out of the | | | | plastic chest with high quality material. |
| drawer chest. Generally runners are used on the sides | | | | The job of the runner is to support the motion while |
| and are responsible for holding the drawer unit inside | | | | working at the back end and the plastic runners are |
| the chest as well as allowing it to move freely. | | | | generally in sliding form as the friction is mush less as |
| Runners can be of ball bearing type or can be of the | | | | compared to other materials, thus a swift motion is |
| sling type, and the selection of these is dependent on | | | | guaranteed. |
| the size of the drawer. | | | | |