Slide-in fastener for use in cabinet assembly
OwnerDavid Oliver Booneinventor
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Abstract
A system for slide-in fastening includes a first furniture member including slide-in dowels, each including a cut-out surface, an entry cut, a rear cut; a second furniture member with slide-in inserts, each including an entry opening and interior, and a target opening and interior, such that the dowels insert into entry interiors and slide sideways into the target interiors to hold the first and second furniture members securely together. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing slide-in dowels, including inserting cylindrical dowels and machining exposed ends.
Claims20
A system for slide-in fastening, comprising:
- a) a first furniture member, comprising:
- a plurality of slide-in dowels, which are protruding from an end of the first furniture member;
- and
- b) a second furniture member, comprising:
- a plurality of insert apertures, which are positioned on an end of a side of the second furniture member;
- and
- a plurality of slide-in inserts, wherein each slide-in insert is inserted in a corresponding insert aperture in the plurality of insert apertures;
- such that the first furniture member is attachable to the second furniture member by inserting a corresponding slide-in dowel of the plurality of slide-in dowels through a corresponding entry opening, such that the corresponding slide-in dowel reaches into a corresponding entry interior of a corresponding slide-in insert, and then push the first furniture member sideways, in direction of and parallel to a lateral axis of the slide-in insert, such that the corresponding slide-in dowel is securely held in place inside a corresponding target interior;
- whereby the first furniture member is securely attached to the second furniture member.
A system for slide-in fastening, comprising:
- a) a plurality of slide-in dowels, which are configured to protrude from an end of a first furniture member;
- and
- b) a plurality of slide-in inserts, wherein each slide-in insert is configured to be inserted in a corresponding insert aperture on an end of a side of a second furniture member;
- such that the first furniture member is attachable to the second furniture member by inserting a corresponding slide-in dowel of the plurality of slide-in dowels through a corresponding entry opening, such that the corresponding slide-in dowel reaches into a corresponding entry interior of a corresponding slide-in insert, and then push the first furniture member sideways, in direction of and parallel to a lateral axis of the slide-in insert, such that the corresponding slide-in dowel is securely held in place inside a corresponding target interior;
- whereby the first furniture member is securely attached to the second furniture member.
A method of manufacturing slide-in dowels, comprising:
- a) inserting cylindrical dowels into predrilled apertures of a furniture member, wherein the predrilled apertures are filled with glue, such that the cylindrical dowels are glued into the predrilled apertures;
- b) machining exposed ends of the cylindrical dowels, to create for each cylindrical dowel a top front cutout and a bottom front cutout, such that the cylindrical dowels are transformed to slide-in dowels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.