FURNITURE COMPONENT JOINING SYSTEM

摘要

A dovetail joining system for furniture provides hardware components that embody the male and/or female components of the dovetail joint, and these components are secured to structural components using standard screws. Male dovetail fittings have a cross-sectional profile complementary to a dovetail groove, and are secured to furniture components with screws, and range in length from a bar with a large plurality of screw holes, to a short component having a single screw hole. A block fitting comprises a rectangular solid tube with each surface having a female dovetail channel dimensioned to receive a male dovetail fitting. A male right angle dovetail fitting has orthogonal arms, each arm slidably secured in a dovetail channel formed in a separate furniture component.

主权项

1. A dovetail joining system for furniture and cabinet construction, including:
at least one male dovetail joint fitting dimensioned to be slidably received and secured in a dovetail groove of a first furniture component, said fitting having a cross-sectional profile that is complementary to the profile of the dovetail groove; at least one screw hole extending through said male dovetail joint fitting and dimensioned to accept a threaded fastener to secure said male fitting to a second furniture component in protruding fashion, whereby said first and second furniture components may be joined together by engaging said male dovetail fitting in the dovetail groove of the first furniture component.