Abstract: A locking device for detachably securing drawers or the like onto a guide rail, includes at least one locking element secured to the forward end of the movable part of the guide rail. The locking element (10) includes a spring-elastic actuating arm (14) which is equipped with a locking lug (17) receiving vertical forces. The slidable part of the guide rail (3) is equipped with a second locking lug (6) which receives horizontal forces and can also form part of the locking element (10).

Abstract: A hinge for an article of furniture has a mount which is attachable to a wall of the article. A hinge unit including a hinge arm and, optionally, a support for the arm is releasably connectible to the mount. To this end, the hinge unit is provided with a shaft which is receivable in a complementary recess of the mount. The hinge unit is further provided with a resilient tongue, and the tongue has a groove which cooperates with a projection on the mount to lock the hinge unit to the mount by snap action. A lever projects at an angle from both sides of the hinge unit, and the free end of each lever carries an arm which extends towards the tongue. An inclined protuberance is provided on either side of the tongue and each lever arm abuts a respective protuberance. The arrangement is such that, when the levers are urged towards one another, the lever arms cooperate with the protuberances to disengage the groove in the tongue from the projection on the mount.