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Chair with interchangeable chair components
Assignee: Meco Corp
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Filing: 1996-08-16
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Granted: 1998-07-14
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Expires: 2016-08-16
Abstract
Abstract A mix and match chair having a plurality of legs and removable chair components such as seats, backrests, footrests, and armrests. The mix and match chair comprises a chair frame having a backrest portion and a seat portion. Attached to the backrest and seat portion is a backrest pan and a seat pan, respectively. The pans have holes and at least one raised locator area. The seat and backrest have arcuate shaped apertures and a cutout. The cutouts mate with the raised locator area of the pans. Thus, the locator areas provide a mechanism for precise placement of the chair component and for the firm attachment of the chair component to the chair frame. Extending through the arcuate shaped apertures and the holes are fasteners. Other chair components are provided with the same mechanism for attaching to the chair frame.
Inventors
- 👤 Bill G. Neal
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:53
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C13/00; A47C13/005; A47C7/00; A47C7/36; A47C7/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A chair comprising: (a) attachable chair components having a plurality of fastening apertures, each aperture having a first and second end and each attachable chair component having at least one cutout; (b) seating surfaces having a plurality of holes and at least one raised locator area and wherein the at least one raised locator area fits into the at least one cutout; (c) fasteners, the fasteners having heads and the heads having a diameter, the fasteners cooperating with the plurality of fastening apertures and the plurality of holes to attach the chair components to the seating surfaces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A chair comprising: (a) attachable chair components having a plurality of fastening apertures, each aperture having a first and second end and each attachable chair component having at least one cutout; (b) seating surfaces having a plurality of holes and at least one raised locator area and wherein the at least one raised locator area fits into the at least one cutout; (c) fasteners, the fasteners having heads and the heads having a diameter, the fasteners cooperating with the plurality of fastening apertures and the plurality of holes to attach the chair components to the seating surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
83 words
A chair comprising: (a) seating surfaces having a plurality of holes; (b) attachable chair components having a plurality of fastening apertures each having a first end, a second end, and an arcuate section between the first end and the second end and at least one cutout; and (c) fasteners, the fasteners having heads and wherein the heads have a diameter, the fasteners cooperating with the plurality of fastening apertures and the plurality of holes to attach the chair components to the seating surfaces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
A chair comprising: (a) seating surfaces having a plurality of holes; (b) attachable chair components having a plurality of fastening apertures each having a first end, a second end, and an arcuate section between the first end and the second end and at least one cutout; and (c) fasteners, the fasteners having heads and wherein the heads have a diameter, the fasteners cooperating with the plurality of fastening apertures and the plurality of holes to attach the chair components to the seating surfaces.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
110 words
A chair comprising: (a) attachable chair components having a plurality of fastening apertures and at least one cutout, wherein the plurality of fastening apertures each has a first end, a second end, and an arcuate section between the first end and second end; (b) seating surfaces having a plurality of holes and at least one raised locator area and wherein the at least one raised locator area fits into the at least one cutout; (c) fasteners, the fasteners having heads and the heads each having a diameter, the fasteners cooperating with the plurality of fastening apertures and the plurality of holes to attach the chair components to the seating surfaces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
A chair comprising: (a) attachable chair components having a plurality of fastening apertures and at least one cutout, wherein the plurality of fastening apertures each has a first end, a second end, and an arcuate section between the first end and second end; (b) seating surfaces having a plurality of holes and at least one raised locator area and wherein the at least one raised locator area fits into the at least one cutout; (c) fasteners, the fasteners having heads and the heads each having a diameter, the fasteners cooperating with the plurality of fastening apertures and the plurality of holes to attach the chair components to the seating surfaces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
161 words
A chair comprising: (a) attachable chair components having at least one cutout and a plurality of fastening apertures, the fastening apertures comprising a first end, a second end, and arcuate section between the first end and the second end, the first end comprising a substantially circular shaped portion and the second end comprising a substantially circular shaped portion, wherein the first end of the arcuate shaped fastening apertures is at least as large as the heads of the fasteners and the second end is smaller than the diameter of the heads of the fasteners, the fasteners cooperating with the plurality of fastening apertures and the plurality of holes to attach the chair components to the seating surfaces; (b) seating surfaces having a plurality of holes and at least one raised locator area and wherein the at least one raised locator area fits into the at least one cutout; (c) fasteners, the fasteners having heads, wherein the heads each have a diameter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
161 words
A chair comprising: (a) attachable chair components having at least one cutout and a plurality of fastening apertures, the fastening apertures comprising a first end, a second end, and arcuate section between the first end and the second end, the first end comprising a substantially circular shaped portion and the second end comprising a substantially circular shaped portion, wherein the first end of the arcuate shaped fastening apertures is at least as large as the heads of the fasteners and the second end is smaller than the diameter of the heads of the fasteners, the fasteners cooperating with the plurality of fastening apertures and the plurality of holes to attach the chair components to the seating surfaces; (b) seating surfaces having a plurality of holes and at least one raised locator area and wherein the at least one raised locator area fits into the at least one cutout; (c) fasteners, the fasteners having heads, wherein the heads each have a diameter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A chair as in any of the preceding claims, in which the fasteners are taken from the group consisting of nuts and bolts, clamps, clips, Christmas tree fasteners, screws, and snaps.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A chair as in one of claims 1-4, in which the seating surfaces are taken from the group consisting of a seat pan, a backrest pan, an armrest pan, a headrest pan, and footrest pan.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A chair as in one of claims 1-4, in which the chair components are taken from the group consisting of a seat, a backrest, an armrest, a headrest, and footrests.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The chair according to claim 1, in which the plurality of fastening apertures each further comprise an arcuate section between the first and second end.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chair according to claim 8 wherein the attachable chair components comprise padding and a decorative covering on a rigid support board.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
73 words
The chair according to claim 8 wherein the first end comprises a substantially circular shaped portion and the second end comprises a substantially circular shaped portion having a smaller diameter than the first end, wherein the diameter of the first end is at least as large as the diameter of the head of the fastener and the diameter of the second end is smaller than the diameter of the head of the fastener.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chair according to claim 10 wherein the attachable chair components comprise padding and a decorative covering on a rigid support board.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The chair according to claim 10 wherein the chair components are taken from the group consisting of a seat, a backrest, an armrest, a headrest, and a footrest.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chair according to claim 12 wherein the attachable chair components comprise padding and a decorative covering on a rigid support board.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
The chair according to claim 10 wherein the seating surfaces are taken from the group consisting of a seat pan, a backrest pan, an armrest pan, a headrest pan, and a footrest pan.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chair according to claim 14 wherein the attachable chair components comprise padding and a decorative covering on a rigid support board.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
A chair as in claim 2, in which the seating surfaces comprise at least one raised locator area.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chair according to claim 16 wherein the attachable chair components comprise padding and a decorative covering on a rigid support board.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
73 words
The chair according to claim 3 wherein the first end comprises a substantially circular shaped portion and the second end comprises a substantially circular shaped portion having a smaller diameter than the first end, wherein the diameter of the first end is at least as large as the diameter of the head of the fastener and the diameter of the second end is smaller than the diameter of the head of the fastener.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
The chair according to claim 18 wherein the seating surfaces are taken from the group consisting of a seat pan, a backrest pan, an armrest pan, a headrest pan, and a footrest pan.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
28 words
The chair according to claim 18 wherein the chair components are taken from the group consisting of a seat, a backrest, an armrest, a headrest, and a footrest.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
28 words
The chair according to claim 4 wherein the chair components are taken from the group consisting of a seat, a backrest, an armrest, a headrest, and a footrest.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chair according to claim 5 wherein the attachable chair components comprise padding and a decorative covering on a rigid support board.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chair according to claim 6 wherein the attachable chair components comprise padding and a decorative covering on a rigid support board.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chair according to claim 7 wherein the attachable chair components comprise padding and a decorative covering on a rigid support board.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
30 words
The chair as in any of claims 1-4, 18, 19, 20 and 21 in which the attachable chair components comprise padding and a decorative covering on a rigid support board.
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