Furniture joint

US9534623B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• INTER IKEA SYSTEMS B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Benny Anderson · Älmhult, SE
• Anders Eriksson · Älmhult, SE
• Göran Sjöstedt · Killeberg, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 13, 2012
• Grant date: Jan 3, 2017
• Expiry date: Mar 26, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T403/7045
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A joint for assembling two furniture parts to each other. A first furniture part has a male part for co-operation with a female part of a second furniture part. Each of the male and female parts has a number of grooves. At assembly the male part is moved along the female part via co-operation between the grooves of the male and female part, respectively. The co-operating male and female parts have an insertion position and an end position, in which end position the furniture parts are assembled to each other. The grooves of one of the female and male parts are compressed during movement from the insertion position to the end position. The grooves of the pair of co-operating female part and male part are such that the furniture parts are pressed toward each other when the male part is moved along the female part.