Furniture fitting
First Claim
1. A furniture fitting for connecting parts of an article of furniture, said fitting comprising:
- at least one dowel to be inserted into a hole in one furniture part;
an expansion member positioned within said dowel, said expansion member having an expansion surface and being movable axially relative to said dowel between a relaxed position enabling said dowel to be inserted into the hole and an expanded position, whereat said expansion surface expands said dowel, enabling said dowel to be locked in the hole; and
a holding member to be connected to another furniture part, said holding member being connected to an end of said expansion member by a shaft for pivotable movement about said shaft, said holding member having a cam surface for abutment with a surface fixed relative to said dowel, such that pivotal movement of said holding member causes said cam surface to abut said surface fixed relative to said dowel and said holding member to move said expansion member axially of said dowel to move to or from said expanded position thereof.
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Abstract
A furniture fitting for connecting parts of an article of furniture includes a dowel to be inserted into a hole in one furniture part and an expansion member movable relative to the dowel between a relaxed position, enabling the dowel to be inserted into the hole, and an expanded position, enabling the dowel to be locked in the hole. A holding member is mounted with respect to the expansion member for rotatable movement relative to the dowel to actuate the expansion member to move to or from the expanded position thereof upon such rotatable movement relative to the dowel. The holding member is to be connected to another furniture part.
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10 Claims
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1. A furniture fitting for connecting parts of an article of furniture, said fitting comprising:
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at least one dowel to be inserted into a hole in one furniture part; an expansion member positioned within said dowel, said expansion member having an expansion surface and being movable axially relative to said dowel between a relaxed position enabling said dowel to be inserted into the hole and an expanded position, whereat said expansion surface expands said dowel, enabling said dowel to be locked in the hole; and a holding member to be connected to another furniture part, said holding member being connected to an end of said expansion member by a shaft for pivotable movement about said shaft, said holding member having a cam surface for abutment with a surface fixed relative to said dowel, such that pivotal movement of said holding member causes said cam surface to abut said surface fixed relative to said dowel and said holding member to move said expansion member axially of said dowel to move to or from said expanded position thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A furniture fitting for connecting parts of an article of furniture, said fitting comprising:
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two dowels to be inserted into respective holes in one furniture part, said dowels being mounted on a plate; each said dowel having positioned therein a respective expansion member, each said expansion member having an expansion surface and being movable axially relative to the respective said dowel between a relaxed position enabling said respective dowel to be inserted into the respective hole and an expanded position, whereat the respective said expansion surface expands said respective dowel, enabling said respective dowel to be locked in the respective hole, and each said expansion member having an end extending through said plate; and a holding member to be connected to another furniture part, said holding member being connected to said ends of said expansion members for pivotal movement relative thereto to actuate said expansion members to move to or from said expanded position thereof. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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