Fastener system for mounting a furniture fitting
US5979017A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05Y2900/20
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A fastener system for mounting a furniture fitting includes a pair of spreader dowels supported in corresponding holes in the fastening flange of a furniture fitting. Each spreader dowel includes an expandable dowel with an inner notch and a noncircular spreader screw within the inner notch. The spreader screw expands the dowel with a 90-degree turn of the spreader screw, and each spreader screw is provided with a cover cap from which a crank extends. The respective dowels are expanded by rotating the respective cranks through a 90-degree turn from a position substantially parallel to one another to a position overlapping one another.
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