Patent ID: 6454358
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A modular chair for being capable of being converted into a plurality of furniture components comprising, in combination:a pair of upper components each having a generally U-shaped configuration, each upper component having a horizontal segment having opposed ends, the opposed ends each having a rounded segment secured thereto and extending upwardly therefrom in an outwardly angular orientation, one of the upper components having a back segment extending between the rounded segments thereof; a pair of lower components adapted for coupling with the pair of upper components, the pair of lower components each having a generally U-shaped configuration, each lower component having a horizontal segment having opposed ends, the opposed ends each having a vertical segment extending upwardly therefrom, each vertical segment having an arcuate recess formed on upper and inner surfaces thereof, the pair of upper components being receivable between the vertical segments whereby the rounded segments are seated within the arcuate recesses and the horizontal segments in an abutting relationship in a fully assembled configuration; and wherein the upper and lower components can be separated from one another and inverted to provide four separate seats.