Patent ID: 6179399
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A fastening device for fastening a drawer front panel to a drawer side wall including a vertical web having therein an opening, said fastening device comprising:a holding plate to be attached to the drawer front panel;a fastening plate integral with said holding plate and extending therefrom in a direction to be perpendicular to the drawer front panel;a clamping lever mounted on said fastening plate by an axle and pivotable about said axle relative to said fastening plate between an unlocking position whereat the drawer front panel can be removed from the drawer side wall and a locking position whereat the drawer front panel can be secured to the drawer side wall; anda tightening member having a projection, said tightening member being slideably mounted on said fastening plate and having a projection, said tightening member being positioned with respect to said fastening plate at a location to be between said clamping lever and the drawer side wall, and such that pivoting movement of said clamping lever from said unlocking position thereof to said locking position thereof moves said tightening member in a direction to be toward the drawer side wall wherein said projection is capable of moving into the opening in the drawer side wall.