Patent ID: 8321996

Claim:
A holding element for adjusting a lid of a piece of furniture between a closed position and an open position, comprising: a first fitting part connectable to a body of a piece of furniture; a second fitting part connectable to the lid; a first support arm, the first support arm is pivotably fastened around a first body axis to the first fitting part and pivotably fastened around a first lid axis to the second fitting part; a second support arm, the second support arm is pivotably fastened around a second body axis to the first fitting part and pivotably fastened around a second lid axis to the second fitting part; a lever is pivotably fastened around a pivot axis to the first fitting part; an adjustment arm, the adjustment arm is pivotably connected to the lever at a distance from the pivot axis and is pivotably fastened around a third lid axis to the second fitting part; a force drive urges the lever with a force in a first pivot direction; wherein in the open position of the lid, the first support arm and the second support arm intersect each other.