Patent ID: 8216416

Claim:
A method of assembling a chair comprising: providing a first chair component comprised of a first polymeric material; providing a second chair component comprised of a second polymeric material, the first chair component being a back frame and the second chair component being a back skin, the back frame defining at least one opening that the back skin covers when attached to the back frame or the first chair component being a seat frame and the second chair component being a seat skin, the seat frame defining at least one opening that the seat skin covers when the seat skin is attached to the seat frame, and at least one peripheral edge of the second chair component defining at least one tongue and the first chair component defining at least one aperture for receiving the at least one tongue to provide a mechanical interlock between the first chair component and the second chair component; positioning a first adhesive on or in the first chair component, the first adhesive comprised of a third polymeric material and at least one magnetic susceptor; positioning the second chair component in engagement with the first adhesive and adjacent to the first chair component such that the at least one aperture of the first chair component mechanically interlocks with the at least one tongue of the second chair component; applying a magnetic field or electromagnetic waves to the first adhesive to activate the first adhesive; and applying a force to at least one of the first chair component and the second chair component to press the first chair component and the second chair component for attaching the first chair component to the second chair component; permitting the first chair component and the second chair component to cool for a predetermined amount of time after the magnetic field or electromagnetic waves are applied; applying a clamping force to the first chair component and the second chair component during the predetermined amount of time used for cooling, the clamping force applied during the cooling being greater than the force applied to press the first chair component and the second chair component for attaching the first chair component to the second chair component; positioning a second adhesive on or in the first chair component, the second adhesive comprised of a fourth polymeric material and at least one magnetic susceptor; applying a magnetic field or electromagnetic waves to the second adhesive to activate the second adhesive; and wherein the applying of the magnetic field of or the electromagnetic waves to the first adhesive occurs before the magnetic field or electromagnetic waves are applied to the second adhesive such that the first adhesive is activated at a different time than the second adhesive so that different portions of the first and second chair components are attached together via the first and second adhesives at different times.