US 12,258,984 B2
Connection arrangements, dowel and furniture
Stefan Brendel, Markaryd (SE)
Assigned to Inter IKEA Systems B.V., Ln Delft (NL)
Filed by Inter IKEA Systems B.V., Ln Delft (NL)
Filed on May 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/662,080.
Application 18/662,080 is a continuation of application No. 18/141,169, filed on Apr. 28, 2023, granted, now 12,012,982.
Application 18/141,169 is a continuation of application No. 17/274,472, granted, now 11,674,539, issued on Jun. 13, 2023, previously published as PCT/SE2019/050835, filed on Sep. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0295232 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. F16B 12/10 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 12/10 (2013.01) [F16B 2012/103 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Connection arrangement for connecting a first furniture part to a second furniture part with a further furniture part,
wherein the first furniture part comprises:
a dowel extending from the first furniture part along a longitudinal direction (L) towards a free end of the dowel, the dowel having at least one neck portion, and
one or more abutment surfaces extending at least partially circumferentially (C) around or being distributed at least partially circumferentially (C) around the dowel,
wherein the second furniture part comprises:
a through-going opening extending through a wall of said second furniture part, and
one or more abutment surfaces on a first side of the wall, the first side facing in a direction (L′) opposite the longitudinal direction (L), the one or more abutment surfaces extending at least partially circumferentially (C) around or being distributed at least partially circumferentially (C) around the through-going opening,
wherein said further furniture part is a tubular member and wherein a part of the tubular member forms a connection member having a recess, the recess having a locking portion being configured to receive the dowel by a relative motion between the further furniture part and the first furniture part in a direction transverse (T) to the longitudinal direction (L) and being configured to interact with the neck portion of the dowel to counteract removal of the dowel from the locking portion along the longitudinal direction (L),
wherein the first furniture part, the second furniture part, and the further furniture part are configured to be connected to each other by
inserting the dowel through the through-going opening from the first side in an insertion direction (A) along the longitudinal direction (L) and bringing said abutment surfaces of the first and second furniture parts into contact with each other, and
positioning the connection member forming part of the further furniture part on a second side, opposite the first side of the wall, and moving the connection member relative to the dowel in a travel direction (B) along the transverse direction (T) such that the dowel slides into the locking portion by inserting the connection member forming part of the further furniture part into the second furniture part.