Patent ID: 7234780

Claim:
A stool comprising: a) a seat having a load side and a leg side, b) an indented female connector formed in the leg side of the seat, c) a leg having a first end having a first end surface and a male connector joined to and extending from the first end surface, d) the leg further having a second end having a contact surface, e) the leg comprising longitudinal ridges and grooves extending between the first end and the second end for providing strength, and f) wherein the indented female connector has a first wall having a top surface and a thickness, the first wall surrounding an opening, at least one inner wall extending substantially perpendicular to the first wall and bordering the opening, at least one rib formed in the inner wall, and a bottom wall joined to the inner wall and wherein a distance from the rib to the top surface is greater than the thickness of the first wall such that when the male connector is positioned in the indented female connector the male connector and the at least one rib are interlocked such that the leg and the seat are joined.