Fastening device for a front plate of a drawer

A fastening device for fastening a front plate of a drawer to a drawer side wall, said device comprising:

• a flange having a first side to be directed toward the front plate and a second side to be directed away from the front plate;
• at least one expandable dowel to be inserted into a hole in the front plate, said dowel being separate from and not integral with said flange;
• an expanding member positioned within said dowel and movable therein between an expanding position and a release position, said expanding member having an end extending from said dowel;
• said dowel and said expanding member being positioned at said first side of said flange with said end of said expanding member passing through an aperture in said flange;
• at least one tensioning lever positioned at said second side of said flange and pivotally connected to said end of said expanding member for pivoting movement between a released position and a tensioning position;
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• said tensioning lever having a cam operable to act on said flange, when said tensioning lever is pivoted to said tensioning position, to pull said expanding member relative to said dowel to expand said dowel outwardly and to clamp said flange between said dowel and said cam.