Connecting fitting
AssigneeJulius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorsKlaus Brustle, Andreas Tofferl
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Abstract
A connecting fitting for securing a rail of a drawer to a rear or side wall thereof. A supporting member supports a rear end of the rail. A securing element is screwed into the rear end of the rail and includes a locking device by which the securing element is suspended in the supporting member. The supporting member has an open slot which widens in the manner of a keyhole into a receiving opening. A spring ring is located in the receiving opening, or the securing element is lockable in the receiving opening by friction or by locking elements.
Claims11
A connecting fitting for fastening a rear end of a rail of a drawer to a rear wall or side wall of the drawer, said fitting comprising:
- a supporting member to be fastened to the rear wall or side wall of the drawer, said supporting member having therethrough a receiving opening and an open-ended slot, said slot opening into said receiving opening and having a width smaller than the size of said receiving opening, such that said slot widens into said receiving opening;
- a securing element for connecting the rear end of the rail to said supporting member, said securing element including a first portion to be fastened to the rear end of the rail and a second portion dimensioned to fit in said slot, such that said second portion may be inserted through said slot into said receiving opening to thereby suspend said securing element from said supporting member;
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- means, at least partially operable internally of said receiving opening, for releasably retaining said second portion of said securing element within said receiving opening, said retaining means comprising a substantially C-shaped spring fitted within said receiving opening and receiving and retaining said second portion of said securing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.