Furniture assembly, in particular a drawer
AssigneeDecruy NV
InventorsFrederik Decruy, Alexander Decruy
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a furniture assembly, in particular a drawer comprising at least two furniture panels (1,2) which are connectable at right angles to each other, comprising a connecting element suitable for producing a perpendicular connection between two furniture panels (1,2), wherein at least one furniture panel (1,2) is provided with a bore (4, 80) for receiving at least a part of the connecting element, wherein the connecting element comprises an elongate securing part which, in use, is at least partly provided in the one panel (1), and furthermore comprises a bent engagement part (19), the end (7) of which, in use, penetrates into the wall of the bore (4) of the other panel (2).
Claims10
Furniture assembly (17) comprising first and second furniture panels (1,2) which are connected at right angles to each other, at least two connecting elements (3) suitable for producing a perpendicular connection between the first and second furniture panels (1,2);
- wherein both the first and second furniture panels (1,2) are provided with at least two spaced-apart blind bores (4, 80) for receiving at least a part of the connecting elements (3), wherein the connecting elements (3) each comprises an elongate securing part (18) at a first end and a bent engagement part (19) at a second end, wherein the engagement part furthermore comprises a back part (6) which includes a part (6B) perpendicular to the face (V2) and a part (6A) that is less than 90 degrees with respect to the face (V2);
- wherein the blind bores (80) in the second panel (2) are provided in a head end side of the second panel (2), wherein the elongate securing part (18) of each connecting element (3) is at least partly disposed in a blind bore (80) and the bent engagement part (19) of the connecting element (3) extends beyond a side face (V3) of the second panel (2) in which the securing part (18) of the connecting element (3) is disposed, and an end of the bent engagement part (19) of the connecting element (3) penetrates a wall of a blind bore of the first panel (1);
- wherein once the connecting elements are coupled, the connecting elements are fully encompassed within the blind bores and thus not visible.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.