Rail fitting assembly for use in a drawer
AssigneeJulius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorsErich Rock, Josef Brunner, Helmut Hollenstein
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Abstract
A fitting for a drawer, which can be assembled from a plurality of components and has metal drawer side walls which at the same time form pull-out rails for extracting the drawer includes a fastener for connecting each rail to a front panel (3) and a rear wall (3) of the drawer. Each drawer side wall is provided with a fastening plate (3) for the rear wall (3) of the drawer. Attachments connect opposite ends of the rail to the front panel and the rear wall of the drawer. Rail has at one end thereof an adaptor and at the other end thereof an annular groove.
Claims13
A rail fitting assembly for use in a drawer including opposite side walls, a rear wall and a front panel, said assembly comprising:
- a longitudinal rail to be mounted above a drawer side wall and to be connected at a rear end to a drawer rear wall and at a front end to a drawer front panel, said front end of said rail having formed therein an inwardly extending annular groove, and said rear end of said rail having formed therein an axially extending internal socket;
- front attachment means, to be mounted on the drawer front panel, for supporting said front end of said rail, said front attachment means comprising a casing having a hollow interior receiving said front end of said rail and retainer means within said hollow interior and fitting into said annular groove for retaining said front end of said rail;
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- rear attachment means, to be connected to the drawer rear wall, for extending into and supporting said socket of said rear end of said rail.
A rail fitting assembly for use in a drawer including opposite side walls, a rear wall and a front panel, said assembly comprising:
- a longitudinal rail to be mounted above a drawer side wall and to be connected at a rear end to a drawer rear wall and at a front end to a drawer front panel, said front end of said rail having formed therein an inwardly extending annular groove, and said rear end of said rail having formed therein an axially extending internal socket;
- front attachment means, to be mounted on the drawer front panel, for supporting said front end of said rail, said front attachment means comprising a holding member having a top portion positioned over said front end of said rail and a lower flexible portion positioned beneath said front end of said rail, and retainer means comprising a web projecting from said top portion and fitting into said annular groove for retaining said front end of said rail;
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- rear attachment means, to be connected to the drawer rear wall, for extending into and supporting said socket of said rear end of said rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.