U.S. patent application number 16/503595 was filed with the patent office on 2020-09-17 for connecting device.
The applicant listed for this patent is KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD., KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Ken-Ching Chen, Ci-Bin Huang, Fang-Cheng Su, Yue-Hua Tang, Chun-Chiang Wang.
Application Number | 20200291976 16/503595 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005059779 |
Filed Date | 2020-09-17 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20200291976 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chen; Ken-Ching ; et
al. |
September 17, 2020 |
CONNECTING DEVICE
Abstract
A connecting device adapted to connect a first wall and a second
wall of a furniture piece is disclosed. The connecting device
includes a base portion and at least one engaging arm. The base
portion is connected to the first wall of the furniture piece. The
at least one engaging arm is arranged at the base portion. The at
least one engaging arm is resiliently movable around a hypothetical
axis. The at least one engaging arm is arranged with an engaging
portion. The hypothetical axis is substantially parallel to the
first wall. The second wall of the furniture piece is mountable to
the engaging portion along a mounting direction via a mounting
portion. The mounting direction is substantially perpendicular to
the hypothetical axis.
Inventors: |
Chen; Ken-Ching; (Kaohsiung
City, TW) ; Su; Fang-Cheng; (Kaohsiung City, TW)
; Huang; Ci-Bin; (Kaohsiung City, TW) ; Tang;
Yue-Hua; (Kaohsiung City, TW) ; Wang;
Chun-Chiang; (Kaohsiung City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD.
KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. |
Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung City |
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TW
TW |
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Family ID: |
1000005059779 |
Appl. No.: |
16/503595 |
Filed: |
July 4, 2019 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F16B 12/26 20130101;
A47B 2088/902 20170101; A47B 88/941 20170101 |
International
Class: |
F16B 12/26 20060101
F16B012/26; A47B 88/90 20060101 A47B088/90 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Mar 15, 2019 |
TW |
108109209 |
Claims
1-10. (canceled)
11. A connecting device connected to a first wall of a furniture
piece and selectively mounting a second wall or a third wall to the
first wall of the furniture piece, the first wall being
longitudinally arranged, the connecting device comprising: a base
portion connected to the first wall of the furniture piece, the
base portion comprising a surface and a space adjacent to the
surface, the space being concaved from the surface; at least one
engaging arm arranged inside the space of the base portion, the at
least one engaging arm being substantially transversely arranged
with respect to the first wall, the at least one engaging arm being
arranged with an engaging portion, and the at least one engaging
arm not exceeding the surface; and an auxiliary portion with at
least one fastening feature unmovable relative to the base portion,
the auxiliary portion being substantially perpendicularly connected
to the base portion, the auxiliary portion exceeding the surface of
the base portion by a predetermined distance; wherein a mounting
portion of the second wall of the furniture piece is detachably
mounted to the engaging portion when the second wall is connected
to the first wall with the connecting device; wherein the third
wall is capable of connecting to the first wall through the
connecting device when the second wall is not connected to the
connecting device, when the third wall is connected to the first
wall with the connecting device, an end of the third wall of the
furniture piece abuts against the surface of the base potion
without interference with the engaging portion of the at least one
engaging arm, leading the at least one fastening feature of the
auxiliary portion to correspond to at least one corresponding
fastening feature of the third wall, such that a fastening member
is fastened to the at least one corresponding fastening feature of
the third wall via the at least one fastening feature of the
auxiliary portion.
12. The connecting device of claim 11, wherein at least one portion
of the connecting device is made of a plastic material.
13. The connecting device of claim 11, wherein the base portion is
fixed to the first wall of the furniture piece via at least one
connecting feature.
14. The connecting device of claim 11, wherein the first wall of
the furniture piece comprises a first portion and a second portion
opposite to the first portion, and the base portion is connected
and adjacent to the second portion.
15. The connecting device of claim 11, further comprising a guiding
portion, the guiding portion being a curved surface or an inclined
surface, wherein when the second wall of the furniture piece has a
mounting error with respect to the first wall of the furniture
piece, the second wall of the furniture piece is guided and
corrected by the guiding portion, so as to facilitate the mounting
portion to be mounted to the engaging portion.
16. The connecting device of claim 11, wherein the mounting portion
is arranged and adjacent to an end portion of the second wall.
17. The connecting device of claim 16, wherein the mounting portion
is a hole, when the mounting portion is mounted to the engaging
portion, the engaging portion passes through the hole and is
engaged at a mounting end of the hole.
18. The connecting device of claim 11, wherein the surface is
substantially a plane.
19. (canceled)
20. The connecting device of claim 11, wherein the mounting portion
protrudes from the end portion of the second wall, and an
accommodating space is formed between the mounting portion and the
end portion of the second wall to accommodate the engaging
portion.
21. The connecting device of claim 11, wherein a continuously wall
surrounds the space, a height of the continuously wall is constant,
the at least one engaging arm arranged inside the space is
connected to a bottom of the space, a length of the at least one
engaging arm does not exceed the height of the continuously wall,
such that the at least one engaging arm does not exceed the
surface.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to a connecting device, and
more particularly, to a connecting device which connects two walls
of a furniture piece.
2. Description of the Prior Art
[0002] As shown in the US patent with U.S. Pat. No. 8,998,356 B2, a
fastening device for connecting two wall parts of a furniture piece
is disclosed, and more particularly, the fastening device is for
connecting a rear wall to a side wall of a drawer. In the aforesaid
US patent, a wall part of the fastening device has at least one
locking projection which is resiliently movable about a virtual
spring axis, and the locking projection can be locked, preferably
detachably locked, into a locking receiver fastened to or formed on
the other wall part. The virtual spring axis of the locking
projection is provided transversely, preferably substantially
perpendicularly, relative to a wall of the wall part. The locking
receiver is formed on the other wall part as an opening. A virtual
normal of the opening is substantially parallel to the virtual
spring axis of the resilient locking projection.
[0003] However, with different market demands, how to develop
related products to provide more choices in the market has become
an issue that cannot be ignored. Furthermore, the fastening device
of the aforesaid US patent is configured to barely protrude from a
plane (shown in FIG. 3a of the US patent with U.S. Pat. No.
8,998,356 B2), a corresponding wall is arranged with a combining
element which is bent correspondingly to be connected to the
fastening device. It is apparently that the arrangement is
unfavorably for installing a solid wall (such as a wood wall), and
extra accessories are required for the installation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] According to one aspect of the present invention, a
connecting device adapted to connect a first wall and a second wall
of a furniture piece is disclosed. The connecting device includes a
base portion and at least one engaging arm. The base portion is
connected to the first wall of the furniture piece. The at least
one engaging arm is arranged at the base portion. The at least one
engaging arm is resiliently movable around a hypothetical axis. The
at least one engaging arm is arranged with an engaging portion. The
hypothetical axis is substantially parallel to the first wall. The
second wall of the furniture piece is mountable to the engaging
portion along a mounting direction via a mounting portion. The
mounting direction is substantially perpendicular to the
hypothetical axis.
[0005] Preferably, at least one portion of the connecting device is
made of a plastic material.
[0006] Preferably, the first wall of the furniture piece includes a
first portion and a second portion opposite to the first portion,
and the base portion is connected and adjacent to the second
portion.
[0007] Preferably, the mounting portion is arranged and adjacent to
an end portion of the second wall.
[0008] Preferably, the mounting portion is detachably mounted to
the engaging portion.
[0009] Preferably, the base portion includes a surface and a space
adjacent to the surface, the at least one engaging arm is arranged
inside the space, and a length of the at least one engaging arm
does not exceed the surface.
[0010] Preferably, the mounting portion protrudes from the end
portion of the second wall, and an accommodating space is formed
between the mounting portion and the end portion of the second wall
to accommodate the engaging portion.
[0011] Preferably, the surface is substantially a plane.
[0012] Preferably, the connecting device further includes an
auxiliary portion substantially perpendicularly connected to the
base portion, wherein the auxiliary portion includes at least one
fastening feature provided to be inserted by a fastening
member.
[0013] Preferably, the connecting device further includes a guiding
portion being a curved surface or an inclined surface, wherein when
the second wall of the furniture piece has a mounting error with
respect to the first wall of the furniture piece, the second wall
of the furniture piece is guided and corrected by the guiding
portion to facilitate the mounting portion to be mounted to the
engaging portion.
[0014] According to another aspect of the present invention, a
connecting device adapted to a first wall of a furniture piece is
disclosed. The first wall is longitudinally arranged. The
connecting device includes a base portion, at least one engaging
arm and an auxiliary portion. The base portion is connected to the
first wall of the furniture piece. The base portion includes a
surface and a space adjacent to the surface. The at least one
engaging arm is arranged inside the space of the base portion. The
at least one engaging arm is substantially transversely arranged
with respect to the first wall. The at least one engaging arm is
arranged with an engaging portion. The auxiliary portion is
substantially perpendicularly connected to the base portion, and
the auxiliary portion exceeds the surface of the base portion by a
predetermined distance. A second wall of the furniture piece is
detachably mounted to the engaging portion via a mounting portion.
The auxiliary portion includes at least one fastening feature. When
the mounting portion of the second wall of the furniture piece is
detached from the engaging portion, an end of another second wall
of the furniture piece is capable of abutting against the surface
of the base potion. The least one fastening feature is provided to
be inserted by a fastening member, such that the another second
wall of the furniture piece is fixed to the auxiliary portion.
[0015] Preferably, the mounting portion is a hole. When the
mounting portion is mounted to the engaging portion, the engaging
portion passes through the hole and is engaged at a mounting end of
the hole.
[0016] Preferably, the at least one engaging arm does not exceed
the surface of the base portion.
[0017] These and other objectives of the present invention will no
doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after
reading the following detailed description of the preferred
embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional diagram showing a furniture
piece being mounted to a cabinet via a slide rail assembly
according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0019] FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional diagram showing a slide rail
of the slide rail assembly capable of carrying the furniture piece
according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0020] FIG. 3 is an exploded diagram showing a connecting device
connecting a first wall to a second wall of the furniture piece
mounted on the slide rail assembly according to the embodiment of
the present invention.
[0021] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the connecting device connecting
to the first wall of the furniture piece mounted on the slide rail
assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0022] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the second wall of the furniture
piece mounting to the first wall of the furniture piece along a
direction according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0023] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the second wall of the furniture
piece continued to be moved toward the first wall of the furniture
piece along the direction according to the embodiment of the
present invention.
[0024] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 6.
[0025] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the second wall of the furniture
piece further moved toward the first wall of the furniture piece
along the direction according to the embodiment of the present
invention.
[0026] FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 8.
[0027] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the second wall of the
furniture piece being connected to the first wall via the
connecting device according to the embodiment of the present
invention.
[0028] FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 10.
[0029] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a mounting error between the
first wall and the second wall of the furniture piece according to
the embodiment of the present invention.
[0030] FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 12.
[0031] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the mounting error between the
first wall and the second wall of the furniture piece capable of
being guided and corrected by a guiding portion of the connecting
device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0032] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing another second wall of the
furniture piece capable of being mounted to the first wall via the
connecting device according to another embodiment of the present
invention.
[0033] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the another second wall of the
furniture piece which has been mounted to the first wall at a view
angle according to the another embodiment of the present
invention.
[0034] FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the another second wall of the
furniture piece which has been mounted to the first wall at another
view angle according to the another embodiment of the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0035] In the following detailed description of the embodiments,
the phrase "substantially perpendicular" or "substantially
perpendicularly" refers that a member/feature is configured to be
perpendicular relative to the other member/feature. However, due to
manufacturing tolerance or other factors, the member/feature is not
perfectly perpendicular relative to the other member/feature. For
example, an included angle between the member/feature and the other
member/feature ranging from 85 degrees to 95 degrees and an
included angle between the member/feature and the other
member/feature ranging from 88 degrees to 92 degrees are within the
scope of the present invention. The phrase "substantially parallel"
refers that a member/feature is configured to be parallel relative
to the other member/feature. However, due to manufacturing
tolerance or other factors, the member/feature is not perfectly
parallel relative to the other member/feature. For example, an
included angle between the member/feature and the other
member/feature less than 5 degrees and an included angle between
the member/feature and the other member/feature less than 2 degrees
are within the scope of the present invention. The phrase
"substantially a plane" refers that a member/feature is configured
to be a plane. However, due to manufacturing tolerance or other
factors, the member/feature is not a perfect plane. The meaning of
the phrase "substantially transversely" is similar to that of the
phrase "substantially perpendicularly", and thus does not repeated
herein.
[0036] As shown in FIG. 1, a furniture piece 20 can be mounted to a
cabinet 23 via a pair of slide rail assemblies 22. For example, the
furniture piece 20 can be a drawer, but the present invention is
not limited thereto.
[0037] As shown in FIG. 2, each of the slide rail assemblies 22
includes a fixed rail 24 and a movable rail 26 longitudinally
movable relative to the fixed rail 24. The furniture piece 20
includes a plurality of walls, such as a first wall 20a and a
second wall 20b. The first wall 20a is carried by the movable rail
26, such that the furniture piece 20 can be moved along the movable
rail 26 relative to the fixed rail 24 via the first wall 20a. In
the embodiment, the first wall 20a is a side wall and is
longitudinally arranged, the second wall 20b is a rear wall and is
transversely arranged with respect to the first wall 20a, but the
present invention is not limited thereto. The first wall 20a of the
furniture piece 20 includes a first portion 27a and a second
portion 27b opposite to the first portion 27a. The first portion
27a is a front portion, and the second portion 27b is a rear
portion. Furthermore, the second wall 20b has two end portions
opposite to each other. The phrase "longitudinally
movable"/"longitudinally arranged" refers a member/feature is
movable/arranged along a length direction of the fixed rail 24.
[0038] As shown in FIG. 3, the second wall 20b is arranged with at
least one mounting portion 30. Preferably, the at least one
mounting portion 30 is arranged and adjacent to the end portion 28
of the second wall 20b. Preferably, the at least one mounting
portion 30 protrudes from the end portion 28 of the second wall
20b. For example, the at least one mounting portion 30 is a
protruding structure with curved contour. An accommodating space 31
is formed between an inner side of the protruding structure and the
end portion 28 of the second wall 20b. At least one hole or slot
communicating with the accommodating space 31 is formed at a middle
portion of the protruding structure. The least one hole or slot has
a width W. In the embodiment, a plurality of holes communicating
with the accommodating space 31 are formed at the middle portion of
the protruding structure, which is only for exemplary and the
present invention is not limited thereto.
[0039] Furthermore, the present invention provides a connecting
device 32 adapted to connect the first wall 20a and the second wall
20b of the furniture piece 20. Preferably, at least one portion of
the connecting device 32 is made of a plastic material. In the
embodiment, the connecting device 32 is made of a plastic material,
but the present invention is not limited thereto.
[0040] As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the connecting device 32
includes a base portion 34 and at least one engaging arm 36.
Preferably, the connecting device 32 further includes an auxiliary
portion 38.
[0041] The base portion 34 is connected to the first wall 20a of
the furniture piece 20. Preferably, the base portion 34 is
connected and adjacent to the second portion 27b of the first wall
20a of the furniture piece 20. Specifically, the base portion 34
includes at least one connecting feature. In the embodiment, a
first side (such as a rear side) of the base portion 34 is
connected to (fixedly connected to or detachably connected to) the
second portion 27b of the first wall 20a of the furniture piece 20.
For example, in the embodiment, the base portion 34 is connected to
a plate 42 (shown in FIG. 3) via at least one fixing member 41
(such as screw or rivet), such that the plate 42 is attached to the
first side of the base portion 34. The plate 42 includes at least
one connecting feature, such as a first connecting feature 40a and
a second connecting feature 40b, to be fixed to at least one
corresponding feature of the first wall 20a of the furniture piece
20, such as a first corresponding feature 44a and a second
corresponding feature 44a (shown in FIG. 3), via engaging,
inserting or fastening. In other embodiment, the base portion 34
can be fixed to the first wall 20a of the furniture piece 20 via at
least one screw or rivet. Therefore, the connection between the
base portion 34 and the first wall 20a of the furniture piece 20 is
not limited. Furthermore, the connecting features 40a, 40b and the
corresponding feature 44a, 44b can be cooperated convex structures
and concave structures, or cooperated convex structures and hole
structures, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
Furthermore, the number and the position of the connecting feature
and the corresponding feature are only exemplary, and the present
invention is not limited thereto.
[0042] The at least one engaging arm 36 is arranged at the base
portion 34, and the at least one engaging arm 36 is substantially
transversely arranged with respect to the first wall 20a. In the
embodiment, the at least one engaging arm 36 is arranged at a
second side (such as a front side) opposite to the first side of
the base portion 34, which is only exemplary. The at least one
engaging arm 36 is resiliently movable around a hypothetical axis
X. The hypothetical axis X is substantially parallel to the first
wall 20a which is longitudinally arranged.
[0043] Preferably, the at least one engaging arm 36 can be three
pairs of engaging arms, which is only exemplary and the number of
the engaging arm 36 is not limited thereto. Each pair of the
engaging arms 36 includes a first engaging arm 36a and a second
engaging arm 36b. The structures of the first engaging arm 36a and
the second engaging arm 36b are substantially identical. The first
engaging arm 36a and the second engaging arm 36b are separated from
each other by a distance G. The distance G is less than the width
W. Furthermore, each of the first engaging arm 36a and the second
engaging arm 36b is arranged with an engaging portion. For example,
the first engaging arm 36a is arranged with a first engaging
portion 46a, and the second engaging arm 36b is arranged with a
second engaging portion 46b. Preferably, the structures of the
first engaging portion 46a and the second engaging portion 46b are
configured to be symmetrical. Each of the first engaging portion
46a and the second engaging portion 46b includes a guiding segment
49. The guiding segment 49 can be arranged as an inclined surface
or a curved surface. Furthermore, the first engaging portion 46a
can be a hook facing upwardly, and the second engaging portion 46b
can be a hook facing downwardly (shown in FIG. 5). However, the
directions of the first engaging portion 46a and the second
engaging portion 46b are not limited thereto.
[0044] Preferably, the base portion 34 includes a surface 45 and a
space 47 adjacent to the surface 45. The surface 45 is
substantially a plane. The space 47 is formed at the base 34, and
an opening of the space 47 is located at the surface 45. The at
least one engaging arm 36 is arranged inside the space 47, and a
length of the at least one engaging arm 36 does not exceed the
surface 45. Furthermore, the auxiliary portion 38 is substantially
perpendicularly connected to the base portion 34, and the auxiliary
portion 38 exceeds the surface 45 of the base portion 34 by a
predetermined distance. The auxiliary portion 38 includes at least
one fastening feature 38a to be inserted by a fastening member.
[0045] As shown in FIG. 5, the second wall 20b of the furniture
piece 20 is mountable to the at least one engaging arm 36 along a
mounting direction Y via the at least one mounting portion 30. The
mounting direction Y is substantially perpendicular to the
hypothetical axis X, and the mounting direction Y is substantially
parallel to the at least one engaging arm 36 which is transversely
arranged.
[0046] As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, when the second wall 20b of
the furniture piece 20 is moved along the mounting direction Y to a
predetermined distance and is close to the first wall 20a, the
mounting end 48 of the at least one mounting portion 30 contacts
the guiding segments 49 of the first engaging portion 46a and the
second engaging portion 46b of the at least one engaging arm 36,
wherein a distance between the two mounting ends 48 defines the
width W.
[0047] As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, when the second wall 20b of
the furniture piece 20 is continued to be moved along the mounting
direction Y, the mounting end 48 of the at least one mounting
portion 30 pushes against the guiding segments 49 of the first
engaging portion 46a and the second engaging portion 46b of the at
least one engaging arm 36 to drive the first engaging arm 36a and
the second engaging arm 36b to move resiliently around the
hypothetical axis X, such that the first engaging arm 36a and the
second engaging arm 36b are approached toward each other.
Meanwhile, the first engaging arm 36a and the second engaging arm
36b are in a state of accumulating a resilient force, and the end
portions of the first engaging arm 36a and the second engaging arm
36b move slightly into the accommodating space 31.
[0048] As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, when the second wall 20b of
the furniture piece 20 is further moved along the mounting
direction Y, the mounting end 48 of the at least one mounting
portion 30 further passes the first engaging portion 46a and the
second engaging portion 46b of the at least one the engaging arm
36, such that the first engaging portion 46a and the second
engaging portion 46b of the at least one engaging arm 36 are
accommodated in the accommodating space 31. Once the mounting end
48 of the at least one mounting portion 30 passes the first
engaging portion 46a and the second engaging portion 46b, the first
engaging arm 36a and the second engaging arm 36b release the
resilient force, such that the first engaging arm 36a and the
second engaging arm 36b return to the state that the first engaging
arm 36a and the second engaging arm 36b are spaced by the distance
G. As such, the first engaging portion 46a and the second engaging
portion 46b engage with the mounting end 48 of the at least one
mounting portion 30 and abut against a wall surface of the mounting
end 48 of the at least one mounting portion 30. Therefore, the
second wall 20b can be fixedly connected to the first wall 20a via
the connecting device 32 in a tool-free manner.
[0049] Moreover, the at least one mounting portion 30 of the
connecting device 32 can be detachably disengaged from the first
engaging portion 46a and the second engaging portion 46b. For
example, when a user applies a force to deform the first engaging
arm 36a and the second engaging arm 36b (as the state shown in FIG.
9), the first engaging portion 46a and the second engaging portion
46b are no longer engaged with the mounting end 48 of the at least
one mounting portion 30, such that the second wall 20b can be
detached from the first wall 20a along a detaching direction
opposite to the mounting direction Y.
[0050] As shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the connecting device 32
can further include a guiding portion 50, and the guiding portion
50 can be a curved surface or an inclined surface. When the second
wall 20b of the furniture piece 20 has a mounting error B with
respect to the first wall 20a, the second wall 20b of the furniture
piece 20 can be guided and corrected by the guiding portion 50 (as
shown in FIG. 14), which can facilitate the at least one mounting
portion 30 to be mounted to the engaging portion (such as the first
engaging portion 46a and the second engaging portion 46b) of the
engaging arm 36 (as shown in FIG. 11).
[0051] For example, during the second wall 20b of the furniture
piece 20 being moved toward the first wall 20a along the mounting
direction Y, if the second wall 20b of the furniture piece 20 has
the mounting error B with respect to the first wall 20a (as shown
in FIG. 12), with the mounting end 48 of the mounting portion 30
contacting the guiding portion 50 (as shown in FIG. 13), the second
wall 20b of the furniture piece 20 can be guided and corrected (as
shown in FIG. 14). As such, the mounting end 48 of the at least one
mounting portion 30 can be successfully engaged to the first
engaging portion 46a and the second engaging portion 46b (as shown
in FIG. 11).
[0052] As shown in FIG. 15, FIG. 16 and FIG. 17, when the second
wall 20b of the furniture piece 20 is detached from the first
engaging portion 46a and the second engaging portion 46b via the
mounting portion 30, another type of plate (such as a wood plate or
other solid plate) can be used to replace the second wall 20b. For
example, an end 202 of the another second wall 200 used in the
furniture piece 20 is capable of abutting against the surface 45 of
the base potion 34 of the connecting device 32, at least one
fastening feature 38a is provided to be inserted by the at least
one fastening member 52 and the fastening member 52 is fastened to
at least one corresponding fastening feature 204 of the another
second wall 200, such that the another second wall 200 is fixed to
the auxiliary portion 38, and the another second wall 200 can be
connected to the first wall 20a thereby.
[0053] Therefore, the connecting device 32 is capable of connecting
two types of second walls (for example, the aforesaid second wall
20b and the another second wall 200) with different structures to
the first wall 20a without using other accessories, which can
satisfy different market demands.
[0054] To sum up, the connecting device 32 according to the
embodiment of the present invention includes features as
follows.
[0055] First, the second wall 20b of the furniture piece 20 can be
connected to the first wall 20a in a tool-free manner, which
facilitates and eases the assembling and detachment.
[0056] Second, the at least one engaging arm 36 is substantially
transversely arranged with respect to the first wall 20a which is
longitudinally arranged, and the mounting direction Y of the second
wall 20b is substantially parallel to the engaging arm 36 which is
substantially transversely arranged. As such, it facilitates a user
to connect the second wall 20b to the first wall 20a.
[0057] Third, the connecting device 32 is capable of connecting two
types of second walls (20b and 200, shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 0.15)
with different structures to the first wall 20a without using other
accessories, which can satisfy different market demands.
[0058] Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous
modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made
while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the
above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes
and bounds of the appended claims.
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