Patent ID: 9565949
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A47C,B21D,B68G

Claim:
1. A chair, comprising: a chair component comprising a first polymeric material and adapted to at least partially support a seated user, the chair component including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the chair component further including a plurality of apertures capable of being accessed from at least the second surface of the chair component; a cover that extends over at least a portion of the first surface and a portion of the second surface which includes the plurality of apertures; and at least one or more staples comprising a second polymeric material, each staple of the at least one or more staples including a pair of prongs, wherein at least one of the prongs extends through the cover extending over the portion of the second surface and is received and retained within one of the plurality of apertures, thereby securing the cover to the chair component, and wherein the second polymeric material of the at least one of more staples may be recycled with the first polymeric material of the chair component without requiring separation of the at least one or more staples from the chair component.