Closing device

A closing device (10) for a drawer comprising:

• an elongate hollow housing (8) having a front portion (8a) and a rear portion (8b), said front portion (8a) consisting of a rotation-preventing first portion (8c) and a rotation-admitting second portion (8d);
• said first portion (8c) having an internal shape that is non-cylindrical in cross-section, while said second portion (8d) having an internal shape of a differing cross-section;
• said housing (8) having a locking step (22) defined by the differing cross-section of the internal shapes of the first and second portions;
• a rotating member (14) slidably mounted in the front portion (8a) of the housing, said rotating member having an angular slot (11) to receive through an axial slot (17) of the housing, a guiding pin (16) of a drawer roller guide (2, 5), the rotating member (14) having an external shape that substantially conforms to the internal shape of the first portion (8c) such that the rotating member is prevented from rotating during axial movement through said first portion;
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• a resilient member (9) mounted in the rear portion of the housing and coupled to said rotating member;
• whereby in use, said rotating member is pulled axially through the front portion (8a) by said guiding pin against the action of said resilient member with rotation of the rotating member being prevented during axial movement through said first portion (8c) and upon passing over said locking step into the second portion (8d), the rotating member is anchored thereat and is free to rotate within the second portion (8d) by the action of said guiding pin on the angular slot, to release the pin from the rotating member.