Patent ID: 7775600
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A seating unit comprising: a base frame including a horizontal frame member adapted to support a seat, the frame member including spaced apart side sections with front portions that are connected by a cross member and rear portions that are not connected by any structural cross member such that there is a rearwardly-facing open area between the rear portions, the base frame further including a pair of protruding uprights at a rear of the side sections; a molded back component with a lower edge including a plurality of tabs, the molded back component having corner sections with cavities shaped to matably telescopingly receive the uprights, a panel section contoured to support a seated user that extends upwardly and inwardly from the corner sections, and a horizontal beam section extending between the corner sections; and a seat fastened to the horizontal frame member, the seat being fixedly connected to an at least one tab of the plurality of tabs to statically retain the molded back component on the upright sections.