Patent ID: 8573547

Claim:
A ready to assemble chair base comprising: an upper leg component having a hub and at least one leg extending radially outward from said hub, said hub of said upper leg component having a hub axis and an aperture extending therethrough along said hub axis; a lower leg component having a hub and at least one leg extending radially outward from said hub, said hub of said lower leg component having an aperture extending therethrough along said hub axis, said hubs of said upper and lower leg components including mating interlocking structures which slidably interlock in a direction parallel to said hub axis, said hubs of said upper and lower leg components cooperating to form a mortise slot extending radially inwardly in a direction perpendicular to said hub axis; a middle leg component having a hub and at least one leg extending radially outward from said hub, said hub of said middle leg component having an aperture extending therethrough along said hub axis, said hub of said middle leg component comprising a tenon blade which is slidably received into said mortise slot formed by said upper and lower leg components.