Patent ID: 8136849

Claim:
A furniture item having an opening ( 12 ) and a catch member at the opening ( 12 ), and comprising: a panel used to cover the opening ( 12 ), the panel being movable between open and closed positions, the panel having contact surfaces ( 4 ) projecting over the opening ( 12 ), a mating surface ( 13 ) provided on the furniture item, on which the contact surfaces ( 4 ) of the panel engage in the closed position, and a closure for the panel, the closure being movable from a retaining position, in which it retains the panel in the closed position, into a releasing position, in which it releases the panel from the closed position, and comprising: a profile rail ( 5 ) for attachment to a marginal area of the panel, the profile rail ( 5 ) being movable from an open position to a closed position corresponding to the open position and the closed position of the panel, a locking member ( 7 ) joined to the profile rail and constructed for releasably engaging the catch member at the opening ( 12 ) in the furniture item when the closure is in the retaining position, a seal ( 6 ) joined to the profile rail and having a spring tension for biasing the locking member ( 7 ) into engagement with the catch member at the opening ( 12 ), wherein the seal ( 6 ) provides exclusive biasing of the locking member ( 7 ), and wherein the seal ( 6 ) is in an uncompressed state when the closure is in the retaining position, and a gripping strip ( 8 ) connected to the profile rail and movable towards the opening ( 12 ) for compressing the seal ( 6 ) and releasing the locking member ( 7 ) from engagement with the catch member ( 14 ) at the opening ( 12 ).