Dismantleable chair

Abstract

A dismantleable chair composed of at least two panel members. The panel members are formed from generally flat sheets of some material such as plywood by a molding process. Each panel member has a looped or arcuate section of such an extent and radius that the adjacent portions of the panel member extend approximately normal to one another. The looped portions have cross-sections that are approximately the same so that they can be nested together in a disassembled configuration. When assembled, the panels define therebetween a generally four sided closed figure. The panel members are secured together in the assembled configuration by a minimum number of releasable mounting members at the lower front and upper rear corners of this four sided figure. A back portion to the chair is provided either as a separate panel or as an extension of the front panel. The arms of the normally rear panel member can be of different lengths so as to provide adjustability between a normally upright and a reclined configuration.

1 . A dismantleable chair comprising: 
 a front panel formed from a generally monolithic sheet of material and including a leg portion having proximal and distal ends, a seat portion having proximal and distal ends, and a first loop portion intermediate said leg and seat portions, said distal ends being remote from said first loop portion, said first loop portion having a first arcuate cross-sectional profile, said leg and seat portions extending angularly of one another;    a rear panel formed from a generally monolithic sheet of material and including a first arm portion having a proximal end and a distal end, a second arm portion having a proximal end and a distal end, and a second loop portion intermediate said arm portions, said distal ends being remote from said second loop portion, said second loop portion having a second arcuate cross-sectional profile, said first and second arcuate cross-sectional profiles being generally the same, whereby said first and second loop portions being adapted to being nestled together when said disassemblable chair is in a disassembled configuration; and    at least one first fastening member adapted to releasably fastening said distal end of said leg portion to a distal end of one of said first or second arm portions, and at least one second fastening member adapted to releasably fastening said distal end of said seat portion to the distal end of the other of said first or second arm portions.    
   
   
       2 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 1  wherein said first and second arm portions are of different lengths.  
   
   
       3 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 1  wherein said front panel includes a back portion integral with and projecting normally upwardly from said distal end of said seat portion.  
   
   
       4 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 1  including a back panel having proximal and distal ends, said proximal end of said back panel being adapted to being secured to said distal end of said seat portion.  
   
   
       5 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 1  wherein said front and rear panels generally have no molded compound curves.  
   
   
       6 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 1  wherein said first and second loop portions are adapted to being positioned generally diagonally opposed to one another across a rectangle when said dismantelable chair is in an assembled configuration.  
   
   
       7 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 1  wherein said seat and leg portions extend approximately normal to one another when said dismantelable chair is in an assembled configuration.  
   
   
       8 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 1  wherein said first and second arm portions extend approximately normal to one another when said dismantelable chair is in an assembled configuration.  
   
   
       9 . A dismantleable chair comprising: 
 a front support member, said front support member being an arcuately formed generally monolithic sheet of material having a rearward mounting end, a lower mounting end, and a first curved section disposed intermediate said rearward and lower mounting ends, said first curved section extending through a first arc, said rearward mounting end being spaced from said curved section and flared away from said first arc at a rearward flare angle, said lower mounting end being spaced from said first curved section and flared away from said first arc at a lower flare angle;    a rear support member, said rear support member being an arcuately formed generally monolithic sheet of material having a first mounting end, a second mounting end, and a second curved section disposed intermediate said first and second mounting ends, said second curved section extending through a second arc, said first and second mounting ends being spaced from said second curved section and flared away from said second arc at first and second flare angles, respectively, said first and second curved sections having generally the same cross-sectional profile whereby said front and rear support members are adapted to being nested together when said disassemblable chair is in a disassembled configuration; and    at least one front mounting member adapted to secure said lower mounting end to one of said first or second mounting ends, and at least one rear mounting member adapted to secure said rearward mounting end to the other of said first and second mounting ends.    
   
   
       10 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 9  wherein said front and rear support members generally have no molded compound curved surfaces.  
   
   
       11 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 9  wherein said flare angle of said lower mounting end is approximately the same as said flair angle of said first mounting end when said first mounting end is secured to said lower mounting end, and said flare angle of said rearward mounting end is approximately the same as said flair angle of said second mounting end when said rearward mounting end is secured to said second mounting end.  
   
   
       12 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 9  wherein said first mounting end is adapted to being secured to said lower mounting end when said disassemblable chair is in an assembled configuration.  
   
   
       13 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 9  wherein said first mounting end is adapted to being secured to said rearward mounting end when said disassemblable chair is in an assembled configuration.  
   
   
       14 . A dismantleable chair of  claim 9  wherein said first and second arcs are of such an angular extent that said front and rear support members form a generally four sided figure with said first and second curved sections generally diagonally opposed to one another when said disassemblable chair is in an assembled configuration.