Dowel for fastening fitting parts
AssigneeJulius Blum GmbH
InventorDominik Hagspiel
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Abstract
A dowel for fastening fitting parts of pieces of furniture, including: a dowel sleeve; at least one fastening claw separate from the dowel sleeve; and a spreading element movable axially in the dowel sleeve and intended for radially spreading the at least one fastening claw and the dowel sleeve. The dowel sleeve has a guide which laterally guides a retaining portion of the fastening claw, and a latching element which retains the fastening claw, which is inserted into the guide, on the dowel sleeve, preferably with play. The spreading element can be connected to at least one fastening claw, preferably to all fastening claws.
Claims34
A dowel for fastening fitments of articles of furniture, the dowel comprising:
- a dowel sleeve;
- a fastening claw separate from the dowel sleeve;
- a spreading element moveable axially in the dowel sleeve for radially spreading the fastening claw and the dowel sleeve;
- and
- a latching element configured to hold the fastening claw;
- wherein the dowel sleeve has a guide configured to laterally guide a holding portion of the fastening claw, and the latching element is configured to hold the fastening claw when the fastening claw is inserted into the guide on the dowel sleeve, and
- wherein the latching element is separate from the guide of the dowel sleeve.
A dowel for fastening fitments of articles of furniture, the dowel comprising:
- a dowel sleeve;
- a fastening claw separate from the dowel sleeve;
- a spreading element moveable axially in the dowel sleeve for radially spreading the fastening claw and the dowel sleeve;
- and
- a latching element configured to hold the fastening claw;
- wherein the dowel sleeve has a guide configured to laterally guide a holding portion of the fastening claw, and the latching element is configured to hold the fastening claw when the fastening claw is inserted into the guide on the dowel sleeve,
- wherein the guide is arranged in a region of a top side of the dowel sleeve having a continuous ring, and holding tabs having external holding projections extend in a longitudinal direction of the dowel project from the continuous ring, wherein a respective gap is provided between the holding tabs.
A dowel for fastening fitments of articles of furniture, the dowel comprising:
- a dowel sleeve;
- a fastening claw separate from the dowel sleeve;
- a spreading element moveable axially in the dowel sleeve for radially spreading the fastening claw and the dowel sleeve;
- and
- a latching element configured to hold the fastening claw;
- wherein the dowel sleeve has a guide configured to laterally guide a holding portion of the fastening claw, and the latching element is configured to hold the fastening claw when the fastening claw is inserted into the guide on the dowel sleeve,
- wherein the spreading element is configured to be connected to the fastening claw, and
- wherein the spreading element has a taper surface which bears against an inside of the fastening claw to spread the fastening claw.
A dowel for fastening fitments of articles of furniture, the dowel comprising:
- a dowel sleeve;
- a fastening claw separate from the dowel sleeve;
- a spreading element moveable axially in the dowel sleeve for radially spreading the fastening claw and the dowel sleeve;
- and
- a latching element configured to hold the fastening claw;
- wherein the dowel sleeve has a guide configured to laterally guide a holding portion of the fastening claw, and the latching element is configured to hold the fastening claw when the fastening claw is inserted into the guide on the dowel sleeve,
- wherein the spreading element is configured to be connected to the fastening claw, and
- wherein the latching element is arranged between the spreading element and the fastening claw.
A dowel for fastening fitments of articles of furniture, the dowel comprising:
- a dowel sleeve;
- a fastening claw separate from the dowel sleeve;
- a spreading element moveable axially in the dowel sleeve for radially spreading the fastening claw and the dowel sleeve;
- and
- a latching element configured to hold the fastening claw;
- wherein the dowel sleeve has a guide configured to laterally guide a holding portion of the fastening claw, and the latching element is configured to hold the fastening claw when the fastening claw is inserted into the guide on the dowel sleeve,
- wherein the dowel sleeve has an anti-rotation pin projecting beyond a top side of the dowel sleeve, the anti-rotation pin being configured to engage into an opening or receiving element which is not rotationally symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal axis of the dowel.
A fitment for an article of furniture, comprising:
- a pre-fitted dowel including:
- a dowel sleeve;
- a fastening claw separate from the dowel sleeve;
- a spreading element moveable axially in the dowel sleeve for radially spreading the fastening claw and the dowel sleeve;
- and
- a latching element configured to hold the fastening claw;
- wherein the dowel sleeve has a guide configured to laterally guide a holding portion of the fastening claw, and the latching element is configured to hold the fastening claw when the fastening claw is inserted into the guide on the dowel sleeve;
- a pulling element configured to pull the spreading element of the dowel towards the fitment;
- an anti-rotation pin projecting beyond a top side of the dowel sleeve, the anti-rotation pin being configured to engage into an opening or a receiving element which is not rotationally symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal axis of the dowel;
- and
- a recess which is not rotationally symmetrical and through which the pulling element extends and into which the anti-rotation pin engages beside the pulling element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.