Patent ID: 8220885

Claim:
Fastening device for furniture parts, comprising a two-arm lever having a front lever arm and a rear lever arm mounted on a first furniture part so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation, wherein, for engagement in a holder of a second furniture part comprised of a transverse plate supported by a spacer member, the front lever arm is approximately hook-shaped, has a first indentation for receiving the transverse plate in an engaged position of the holder and is provided with an inclined contact surface located in front of the transverse plate, wherein the first furniture part has a fixed transverse axis configured to act as an additional guide means for the holder, wherein the two-arm lever is biased by a spring and mounted so as to be longitudinally displaceable to a limited extent and the front lever arm has a front side with a second indentation for resting the front lever arm on a the fixed transverse axis of the first furniture part when the two-arm lever is in a position for engagement with the holder, wherein the lever is mounted on the axis of rotation thereof with an oblong hole, and wherein, when the holder is inserted, the front lever arm is pivoted upwardly and the oblong hole is pressed rearwardly against the axis of rotation, wherein the distance between the axis of rotation and the fixed transverse axis is greater than the distance between the second indentation and the axis of rotation.