Assembly system for connecting furniture elements

A piece of furniture with at least a first furniture element and a second furniture element, the furniture elements being connected by an assembly system, said assembly system comprising:

• an elongated track element attached to the first furniture element, which elongated track element defines a channel extending in an axial direction, and
• a fitting element with a first locking portion, the elongated track element and fitting element cooperating to define:
• an open mutual orientation, wherein the first locking portion is allowed passage into and out of the channel,
• a closed mutual orientation, wherein the first locking portion is movable in the axial direction within the channel, and
• a fixed mutual orientation, wherein the first locking portion is locked immovably relative to the elongated track element.

An assembly for making furniture, the assembly comprising:

• at least one furniture element comprising an elongated track element which defines a channel extending in an axial direction,
• at least one fitting element with a first locking portion, and
• at least one additional furniture element to be joined to the other furniture element via the fitting element, the elongated track element and fitting element cooperating to define:
• an open mutual orientation, wherein the first locking portion is allowed passage into and out of the channel,
• a closed mutual orientation, wherein the first locking portion is movable in the axial direction within the channel, and
• a fixed mutual orientation, wherein the first locking portion is locked immovably relative to the elongated track element.

A method of assembling a piece of furniture from at least two furniture elements, one of which being provided with an elongated track element which defines a channel extending in the axial direction and the other furniture element being provided with a feature which cooperate with a fitting element with a first locking portion, he elongated track element and fitting element cooperating to define:

• an open mutual orientation, wherein the first locking portion is allowed passage into and out of the channel,
• a closed mutual orientation, wherein the first locking portion is movable in the axial direction within the channel, and
• a fixed mutual orientation, wherein the first locking portion is locked immovably relative to the elongated track element, the method comprising the steps of:
• inserting the first locking portion into the channel of the elongated track element,
• reorienting the fitting element in the channel, and
• attaching the other furniture element to the fitting element.