Back and bail assembly

A furniture hardware assembly comprising a handle and a pair of back members for pivotally attaching said handle on furniture;

• each of said back members including attachment means for attaching said back member to furniture and a pair of spaced, generally opposing wall surfaces, at least one of said wall surfaces including a recess closed at one end;
• said handle including a pair of legs, each leg including projection means extending from one side thereof for insertion in said recess of one of said back members and means on the opposite side of said leg from said projection means for rotating said leg into said back member without contact between said opposite side of said leg and the other of said wall surfaces opposite said wall surface including said recess, said means including a cut-away portion on the opposite side of each of said legs from said projection means providing the clearance room for rotating each of said legs and its respective back member with respect to one another without such contact to position said leg between said wall surfaces after said projection means is inserted in said recess, each of said legs being retained in its respective back member after insertion by engagement between said projection means on one side of said leg and said closed end of said recess;
• said back members each including a base having opposite sides and a pair of spaced, opposing flanges extending outwardly from one side of said base;
• said attachment means being located on the opposite side of said base;
• said wall surfaces being formed on the inside surfaces of said flanges such that they generally oppose one another;
• said recess including a slot extending outwardly along one of said wall surfaces away from said base, said slot having a closed end spaced outwardly from said base;
• said attachment means including a single socket on said opposite side of said base for insertion into furniture, said socket adapted to receive a securing screw from said furniture, and a sharp projection spaced from said socket on said opposite side of said base for engaging said furniture to prevent rotation of said back member.

A furniture hardware assembly comprising a handle and a pair of back members for pivotally attaching said handle on furniture;

• each of said back members including attachment means for attaching said back member to furniture and a pair of spaced, generally opposing wall surfaces, at least one pair of said wall surfaces including a recess closed at one end;
• said handle including a pair of legs, each leg including projection means extending from one side thereof for insertion by said recess of one of said back members and cut-away portion on the opposite side of said leg from said projection means providing clearance room for rotating said leg and back member with respect to one another to position said leg between said wall surfaces after said projection means is inserted in said recess;
• said back members each including a base having opposite sides and a pair of spaced, opposing flanges extending outwardly from one side of said base;
• said attachment means being located on the opposite side of said base;
• said wall surfaces being formed on the inside surfaces of said flanges such that they generally oppose one another;
• said recess including a slot extending outwardly along one of said wall surfaces away from said base, said slot having a closed end spaced outwardly from said base;
• said attachment means including a single socket on said opposite side of said base for insertion into furniture, said socket adapted to receive a securing screw from said furniture, and a sharp projection spaced from said socket on said opposite sid of said base for engaging said furniture to prevent rotation of said back member;
• said assembly also including a plate behind said back member, said plate including a first aperture for receiving said socket and a detent aligned with said sharp projection for receipt thereof.

A back and bail assembly for furniture pulls and the like comprising a bail and a pair of back members for pivotally securing said bail to furniture;

• said bail including a pair of legs, each leg including an end portion having a predetermined width and projection means extending laterally in one direction from only one side of said end portion beyond said predetermined width for pivotally engaging one of said back members;
• each of said back members including generally opposing, wall surfaces for receiving one of said end portions of one of said legs therebetween, said wall surfaces being spaced apart in at least one area more than said predetermined width but less than said width plus the length of said projection means;
• at least one of said spaced wall surfaces including a recess for receiving and pivotally retaining said projection means, said recess having a closed end, opening toward the opposing wall surface, and a size sufficient to receive only said projecting means but not the remainder of either side of said end portion;
• means on each of said legs for rotating said legs into their respective back members without contact between the side of said leg opposite said projection means and the other of said wall surfaces opposite said wall surface including said recess, said means including an inclined surface inclined at an angle to the direction of extension of said projection means on the side of said end portion opposite said projection means;
• said projection means being inserted into said recess at an angle to said one wall surface while said leg and back member are rotated with respect to one another such that said inclined surface clears said opposing wall surface and said leg end portion seats between said wall surfaces;
• said opposite side of said leg being in adjaent and abutting relationship to said other wall surface without being pivotally joined to or received in any portion of said other wall surface;
• each of said legs being retained in its respective back member after insertion by engagement between said projection means on only one side of said leg and said closed end of said recess although each leg appears to be pivotally connected to each wall surface.

A back and bail assembly for furniture pulls and the like including a bail and a pair of back members;

• said bail having a pair of legs, each leg including engagement means for pivotally attaching only one side of the leg to one of said back members;
• said back members for each including attachment means for attaching said back member to furniture and a pair of spaced, opposing walls for receiving therebetween said engagement means of one leg of said bail;
• each of said engagement means including a pin extending in a direction to only one side of said respective leg and generally transverse to at least one of said spaced walls when assembled with said back member;
• at least one of said spaced walls of said back member including a recess deep enough and of sufficient width and length to receive said pin from one of said legs but not the remainder of either side of said leg;
• means on each of said legs for rotating said legs into their respective back members without contact between the side of said leg opposite said projection means and the other of said walls opposite said wall including said recess, said means including an inclined surface generally on the side of said respective leg opposite said pin and inclined to the direction of extension of said pin;
• said bail being pivotally secured to each of said back members by inserting the pin from one leg in said recess in said one spaced wall with said pin at an angle to said wall and rotating said leg with respect to said back member or vice versa such that said inclined surface clears said other spaced wall and said leg rests transverse to said walls;
• said opposite side of said leg being in adjacent and abutting relationship to said other wall without being pivotally joined to or received in any portion of said other wall;
• each of said legs being retained in its respective back member after insertion by engagement between said pin on only one side of said leg and an end of said recess whereby said pin on only one side of each leg retains said bail in each of said back members although each leg appears to be pivotally connected to each wall.