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Modular chair and method

  • US 5,795,028 A
  • Filed: 04/17/1996
  • Issued: 08/18/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A modular chair comprising:

  • a seat deck having a pair of laterally spaced side rails abuttingly engaging a rear cross member, and interconnected to a front cross member;

    bracket means for securing said side rails to said rear cross member at a rear portion of said seat deck, and for securing said side rails to said front cross member;

    a base operably interconnected to said seat deck;

    a left side frame assembly and a right side frame assembly for engaging said side rails of said seat deck, each of said side frame assemblies forming an individual modular component; and

    a seat back assembly for engaging said seat deck and said side frame assemblies, said seat back assembly forming an individual modular component;

    said left and right side frame assemblies including an inner side frame panel having a horizontal ledge formed on a lower surface thereof for engaging a top surface of said side rails, and a rearwardly extending tab for engaging a rectangular space defined in said seat back assembly;

    whereby said side frame assemblies and said seat back are operably interconnected with said seat deck and said base for creating an interlocking engagement for enhancing the structural integrity of said modular chair.

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