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Granted Patent B2
US 10,968,936 · App. 15/567,507 · Granted Apr 6, 2021

Panel with a fastening device

Inventors: Christian Boo (Kågeröd, SE); Peter Derelöv (Helsinborg, SE); Agne Pålsson (Viken, SE)
Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
F16B12/26A47B88/423A47B88/43A47B96/201F16B12/10F16B12/24F16B21/186A47B2230/12Y10T403/4602Y10T403/7073
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Patent No.
US 10,968,936
App. No.
15/567,507
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A set comprising a panel and a fastening device for securing a furniture component, such as a hinge, an interior fitting, a carrying device or a slider, to the panel. The fastening device includes an element with a first element surface comprising a protruding part which protrudes from the first element surface. The panel comprises an edge surface and a panel surface, which includes an insertion groove. The fastening device is configured to be assembled to the panel with the first element surface facing the panel surface. The edge surface includes an edge groove and a flexible tongue is arranged in the edge groove. The protruding part is configured to be inserted into the insertion groove and includes a recess and the flexible tongue is configured to cooperate with the recess for a locking of the fastening device to the panel.

Claims (25)

1. A set comprising a panel and a fastening device for securing a furniture component to the panel,

the fastening device comprising an element with a first element surface comprising a protruding part which protrudes from the first element surface,

the panel comprising an edge surface and a panel surface,

the edge surface extending between first and second edges, and between third and fourth edges, the first and second edges being longer than the third and fourth edges, and

the panel surface being a main surface of the panel which is larger than the edge surface, the panel surface being wider than the fastening device as viewed along a direction orthogonal to the panel surface, the panel surface extending along the first edge and perpendicularly to the edge surface, the fastening device being configured to be assembled to the panel with the first element surface facing and contacting the panel surface in an assembled position of the fastening device to the panel surface, wherein

the edge surface comprises an edge groove,

the panel surface includes an insertion groove extending perpendicular to the edge groove,

a flexible tongue is arranged in the edge groove such that the flexible tongue protrudes partially into the insertion groove,

the protruding part comprises a recess,

the protruding part is configured to be inserted into the insertion groove, and

the flexible tongue is configured to cooperate with the recess for locking the fastening device to the panel.

2. The set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the insertion groove extends from the panel surface to the edge groove.

3. The set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the insertion groove is a bottom-ended groove comprising a bottom surface which is positioned at a distance from the edge groove.

4. The set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the element comprises two or more of said protruding parts and the panel surface comprises two or more of said insertion grooves, wherein each of the protruding parts is configured to be inserted into one of the insertion grooves.

5. The set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the edge groove is a longitudinal groove that extends in a longitudinal direction of the edge surface.

6. The set as claimed claim 1 , wherein the edge groove extends from the edge surface to the insertion groove.

7. The set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the edge groove is a bottom-ended groove, comprising a bottom surface which is positioned at a distance from the insertion groove.

8. The set as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the flexible tongue is arranged at the bottom surface of the edge groove.

9. The set as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the flexible tongue is arranged between the recess and the bottom surface of the edge groove in a locked position of the fastening device and the panel.

10. The set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fastening device and the panel are configured to be automatically locked together when the protruding part is inserted into the insertion groove and the first element surface is arranged against panel surface.

11. The set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the protruding part is rotatable relative to the element in order to unlock the fastening device from the panel.

12. The set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the protruding part extends from the first element surface, through the element, and to a second element surface.

13. The set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a second element surface comprises a fastener for securing the furniture component, the fastener being located directly opposite to a portion of the element which is free of any protruding part.

14. The set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the insertion groove is adjacent the edge surface.

15. The set as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flexible tongue is configured to be linearly displaced to cooperate with the recess for locking the fastening device to the panel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2017
From: BOO, CHRISTIAN; DERELÖV, PETER; PÅLSSON, AGNE
To: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
Reel/Frame 043895/0403 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 1550538-1 · Apr 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180112695A1 · Apr 26, 2018
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