Fitting for a piece of furniture
AssigneeJulius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorsHerbert Isele, Andreas Fenkart
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Abstract
A fitting for a piece of furniture is provided with at least one separate dowel, which is inserted into a hole of a furniture part. An expansion member is positioned within the dowel. The expansion member is connected to a lever with an eccentric cam by an axle. The dowel is pressed against a plate like part of the fitting. When the dowel is in an expanded position, the lever is situated in a recess of the plate like part. The recess is in the form of a slot. The dowel is positioned at one end of the slot and the plate like part has a casing at the same end of the slot. The expansion member protrudes through a bottom plate of the casing and the axle is situated within the casing so that the dowel abuts the bottom plate of the casing.
Claims13
A fitting for a piece of furniture having a furniture part with a hole, comprising:
- a plate like part having a slot, a casing to be inserted into the hole in the furniture part, said casing protruding from a side of said plate like part that is to be directed toward the furniture part, said casing being provided at one end of said slot, and said casing having a bottom portion;
- a dowel abutted against said bottom portion of said casing and adapted to be insertable into the hole in the furniture part;
- an expansion member provided within said dowel and passing through said bottom portion of said casing;
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- a lever connected to said expansion member by an axle, wherein said axle is provided within said casing, wherein said lever has an eccentric cam, and wherein said lever is moveable to a locked position in which said lever is positioned within said slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.