Hinge pot

A hinge pot assembly capable of being detachably connected to a furniture part, said assembly comprising:

• a housing to be inserted into a bore in the furniture part;
• clamping jaws insertable with said housing into the bore, said clamping jaws being formed of visco-elastic material and being capable of being clamped against a wall of the bore, each said clamping jaw having the shape of a segment of a cylinder;
• a lever movable relative to said housing between an open, outer position and a closed, inner position;
• metal expanding members arranged between said housing and respective said clamping jaws, each said expanding member having an inner free end having a hook directed away from said housing in a direction to be toward the wall of the bore, each said expanding member having an outer end connected to said lever at a position such that, as said lever is moved relative to said housing from said open, outer position to said closed, inner position, said expanding members are caused to move relative to said housing in a direction from an inner end thereof to an outer end thereof and to be outwardly of the bore, and said expanding members having structure to cause, upon said expanding members moving in said direction, said expanding members to impart to said clamping jaws an outward clamping force to be directed against the wall of the bore and moving said clamping jaws to clamping positions;
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• said hook of each said expanding member projecting outwardly beyond the respective said clamping jaw when said clamping jaw is in said clamping position thereof.