Patent ID: 8240942

Claim:
A connecting device for connecting a first component and a second component, in particular for connecting furniture parts or machine parts, comprising a first connecting element which is configured to be arranged on the first component in the connected state of the components and a second connecting element which is configured to be arranged on the second component in the connected state of the components, wherein the first and second connecting elements are separate parts which are configured to be connected together in such a way that a relative movement of the first connecting element and the second connecting element along a direction of connection is prevented, wherein at least one of the connecting elements comprises at least one non self-cutting holding projection which comprises a curved supporting surface that is in the form of an arc of a circle in longitudinal section, wherein the holding projection can be inserted into a groove which is provided in one of the components and has a curved undercut surface that is in the form of an arc of a circle in longitudinal section, wherein at least one of the connecting elements comprises a curved bearing surface which is in the form of an arc of a circle in longitudinal section and can slide, in the course of connecting the connecting elements, on a groove base surface of a groove that is provided in one of the components, said groove base surface likewise being in the form of an arc of a circle in longitudinal section.