Connecting element for a piece of furniture, plug-in system comprising such a connecting element and method of assembling a piece of furniture

Abstract

Connecting element for a piece of furniture for connecting a first furniture component, for example a side wall, to a second furniture component extending obliquely to the first furniture component, for example a shelf support or a shelf, without additional material-locking means and without additional fastening means, including: a first functional section for a first snap-in device which, in the assembled state, forms a first form-fit of the connecting element with the first furniture component, a second functional section for a second snap-in device which, in the assembled state, forms a second form fit of the connecting element with the second furniture component, a receiving area in which, in the assembled state, a section of the second furniture component is received, and a third functional section for a third snap-in device which, in the assembled state, forms a third form fit of the connecting element with a cladding element which covers the receiving area at least partially, preferably completely, towards a visible side of the piece of furniture, and/or a fourth functional section for a fourth snap-in device which, in the assembled state, fixes a rear wall of the piece of furniture.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.