Fasteners
AssigneeTitus Inc.
InventorsWilliam Ernest Taylor Vallance, Valter Svara
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Abstract
A fastener for a furniture jointing device is made in two parts. The first part (10), comprising head (12) and shank (11) portions, is made from a first material such as steel. The second part (13) is made from a second material such as zinc and is conveniently cast directly onto the first part (10). The second part (13) is made with thread formations to enable it to be anchored to a first furniture component (15). The head portion (12) of the first part (10) is designed to engage with a camming element (16) mounted in a second furniture component (18).
Claims20
A fastening element for use with a tightening element to form a device for joining together two members, the fastening element having a fixing portion at one end thereof for attaching the fastening element to a first one of the members, and a head portion at the other end thereof for engaging a said tightening element in use mounted in the second of the members, with a shank portion extending between the fixing portion and the head portion, wherein the fastening element is made in two parts, with the head and shank portions forming a first part and the fixing portion forming a second part.
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