Patent ID: 8047607

Claim:
A modular furniture system, relating to object-supporting furniture having modular portions, comprising: a) at least one chair frame comprising i) at least one back support, ii) at least one seat support, iii) at least four legs comprising at least two front legs and at least two rear legs; b) said at least one seat support comprising i) at least four longitudinal projections extending from at least one hub portion, and ii) at least one plate connecting at least two of said at least four longitudinal projections; c) at least one chair seat; and d) at least one attachment system structured and arranged to assist attachment and detachment of said at least one chair seat from said at least one seat support; e) wherein detachment of said at least one chair seat from said at least one seat support is effected by lifting said at least one chair seat away from said at least one seat support; f) wherein said at least one chair frame is structured and arranged to nest in a stack with at least one other substantially identical chair frame, when said at least one chair seat is detached from each said at least one seat support; g) wherein said at least one seat support further comprises horizontal-plane apertures structured and arranged to receive said at least two rear legs of at least one other substantially identical chair frame during stacking of multiple units of said chair frames; h) wherein said at least one chair seat occludes said horizontal-plane apertures when attached to said at least one chair frame; and i) wherein each of said at least four legs comprises i) at least one metal tube comprising (1) at least one bottom end structured and arranged to be adjacent the ground in use, (2) at least one top end structured and arranged to be connected to said at least one seat support, (3) at least one inside aperture diameter, (4) at least one outside diameter, and (5) at least one wall thickness; ii) wherein at least one portion of said at least one metal tube, at least including said at least one bottom end, comprises at least one reduced outside diameter and at least one increased wall thickness relative to at least one other portion of said at least one metal tube.