Seat rail attachment device
US5716101A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C31/023
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An outdoor patio chair comprising a metal frame structure of three dimensional shape including at least a back section and a seat section. The chair further includes first and second seat rails for supporting a fabric seat panel and a hardwareless attachment mechanism for releasably securing a front section of the seat rails to the seat section of the frame structure. The attachment mechanism includes a pin which is positioned in an opening in the seat rail and is supported above the seat section by a support post and a stiffener. Tension in the fabric seat panel maintains the pins to the seat rails.
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