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US 5,690,405 AGranted
Connecting brace for fixing the rail of a drawer to a rear wall or a side wall of the drawer
AssigneeJulius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorEdgar Huber
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Abstract
A connecting fitting or brace for fixing a rail of a drawer to a rear wall of the drawer includes a plate-like supporting component constructed on or to be fixed to the rear wall. A rear end of the rail is connected to a fixing component. The supporting component has an open slot in which the fixing component can be hung. The fixing component has a sprung hook which snaps in behind an edge of the supporting component.
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 component in the form of a plate extending in a plane and having a leading edge, an open slot formed in said plate and extending from said leading edge in said plane, said slot opening through said plate in opposite directions transverse to said plane, and said supporting component having a support edge spaced from said slot;
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- a fixing component including a first portion extending in an axial direction transverse to said plane and to be attached to the rear end of the rail, a second portion integral with said first portion and spaced axially thereof, said second portion being configured to be pushed into said slot to a position whereat said fixing component is hung on said supporting component, and a hook portion integral with said first and second portions and spaced axially therefrom, said hook portion extending transversely of said axial direction and parallel to said plane, said resilient hook portion having a free end having a hook extending transverse to said plane and operable to snap behind said support edge of said supporting component to thus retain said fixing component in said position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.