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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2008
Randall Borgman, Holland, MI (US);
David Koning, Holland, MI (US);
Brent Kunzi, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Shane Kuipers, Hamilton, MI (US);
Randall Borgman, Holland, MI (US);
David Koning, Holland, MI (US);
Brent Kunzi, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Shane Kuipers, Hamilton, MI (US);
Haworth, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A dowel assembly for a furniture system provides a fastener usable in assembling various components in a furniture system. The dowel may be employed to define the relationship between first and second components of the furniture system, such as the relationship between adjoining planar surfaces of adjacent furniture panels. The dowel is fitted with a cam such that the cam provides a non-uniform radius at the interface between the dowel and one of the components. Through selective positioning of the cam about the longitudinal axis of the dowel, the interface between components of the furniture system may be selectively adjusted to ensure flush alignment of contiguous surfaces.