Fitting for fastening the rail member of a drawer

Claim 1

A fitting for fastening an end of a rail member of a drawer to a front plate or to a rear wall of the drawer, said fitting comprising: a circumferentially closed dowel casing to be fitted into the front plate or rear wall of the drawer, said dowel casing having a hollow interior and a circumferentially closed circular opening extending through said dowel casing axially centrally thereof into said interior; a hook member to be at a respective end of the rail member of the drawer, said hook member including a head having a hook extending through said circular opening in said dowel casing to a fastened position to fasten said hook member to said dowel casing, said hook having a circumferential dimension extending along only a portion of the circumference of said hook member, said hook member extending in the axial direction of said dowel casing and having a cylindrical shoulder snugly received in said circular opening when said hook member is in said fastened position, and said head having a beveled portion at a position radially opposite said hook to permit insertion of said hook through said circular opening, said beveled portion extending from a free end of said hook member to a position axially beyond said hook; and an abutment surface within said interior to be abutted by said hook, said abutment surface extending entirely around the circumference of said circular opening.