Decorative inserts for the arms and base of a chair

Abstract

Decorative inserts to be attached to the arms and/or the legs of a base of a home or office chair to enhance the ornamentality of the arms and base and the visual appearance of the chair. Each chair arm has a recess formed therein within which to receive and retain an insert without the use of a fastener. Each leg of the chair base has a cavity formed therein within which to receive and retain an insert without the use of a fastener. The inserts are preferably detachable from the chair arms and chair base so as to be replaced by different decorative inserts so that the visual appearance of the chair can be customized on an as-needed basis.

1 . A combination of an arm to be connected to at least one of a back or a seat of a chair and a decorative insert attached to the arm to enhance the ornamentality of said arm. 
     
     
         2 . The combination recited in  claim 1 , wherein the chair arm includes a recess, said decorative insert being attached to the arm within said recess thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The combination recited in  claim 2 , wherein said decorative insert has at least one protrusion extending therefrom and the chair arm has at least one hole formed therein and located within said recess, said one protrusion being received by said one hole by which said insert is attached to the arm within said recess. 
     
     
         4 . The combination recited in  claim 3 , wherein the one protrusion of said decorative insert is retained within the one hole within the recess of the chair arm by means of friction, whereby said insert is attached to the arm without the use of a fastener. 
     
     
         5 . The combination recited in  claim 4 , wherein the one protrusion of said decorative insert is removable from the one hole within the recess of the chair arm, whereby said insert is detached from the arm to be replaced by a different decorative insert. 
     
     
         6 . A combination of a base to be coupled to a chair, wherein said base has a plurality of legs, and a corresponding plurality of decorative inserts attached to respective ones of said legs to enhance the ornamentality of said base. 
     
     
         7 . The combination recited in  claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of legs of said base includes a cavity, said plurality of decorative inserts being attached to said plurality of legs within the cavities thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The combination recited in  claim 7 , wherein said plurality of decorative inserts are retained within the cavities formed in the plurality of legs of said base by means of friction, whereby said inserts are attached to the legs without the use of fasteners. 
     
     
         9 . The combination insert recited in  claim 8 , wherein at least some of said plurality of decorative inserts are removable from the cavities formed in the plurality of legs of said base, whereby said inserts are detached from the base to be replaced by different decorative inserts. 
     
     
         10 . A method to improve the ornamental appearance of a chair having an arm to support the arm of a user and a base to ride along the ground, said method comprising the steps of forming recesses in said arm and said base; locating decorative inserts within respective ones of said recesses; and retaining said inserts within said recesses without the use of fasteners. 
     
     
         11 . The method recited in  claim 10 , including the additional steps of detachably connecting said decorative inserts within said recesses formed in the chair arm and the chair base; and removing said inserts from at least some of said recesses to be replaced by different decorative inserts.