Knock-down fitting

A connector designed to allow components to be assembled and dismantled using basic tools.

A connector that allows furniture parts to be assembled and taken apart, such as a cam lock or connector bolt.

For the flat-pack cabinet, knock-down fittings, such as cam locks and connector bolts, allow the customer to assemble the parts using simple tools. They can also be undone for transport, repair or disassembly. Woodscrews are another way of fastening timber, but their length, diameter and head type must suit the parts being connected.

Knock-down fittings can be dismantled, but repeated assembly may damage the fixing holes in manufactured board.

A standard assembly component that allows a product to be dismantled and reassembled.

Screws and knock-down fittings can be released, allowing parts to be separated and reassembled. This matters when a product needs to be transported, repaired or taken apart.

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