Patent ID: 7267408

Claim:
An article of rattan furniture, comprising: a frame comprising: a seat support structure in an approximate horizontal orientation and having a front cross member, a rear cross member, a pair of lateral cross members rigidly attached to said front and rear cross members, and a support surface rigidly attached to and extending between at least two of said cross members; a seat contact portion comprising: a seat cushion supported by said support surface of said seat support structure and located between said front cross member, said rear cross member, and said lateral cross members; a cushion cover layer substantially surrounding said seat cushion; and a rattan outer layer located on the outside of said seat cushion and attached to said seat support structure, wherein said rattan outer layer covers said cushion cover layer and said seat cushion such that said rattan outer layer conforms to the shape of said seat cushion and the presence of said seat cushion and said cushion cover layer is obscured by said rattan outer layer.