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An RTA sofa comprising

• an integral welded seat base and an integral welded back rest;
• the integral welded seat base comprising a single rigid integral component with a plurality of legs welded to a seat base framework, the seat base framework comprising a rigid cushion platform for supporting seat cushions;
• the integral welded back rest comprising rigid cushion support webbing;
• the integral welded back rest connecting to the integral welded seat base by way of one or two socket connections at a back side of the seat base intermediate left and right sides of the seat base, the back rest further connecting with the seat base with a first fastener extending between the back rest and a left arm rest, and a second fastener extending between the back rest and a right arm rest, the left arm rest and right arm rest each integral with the seat base;
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• at least one cushion on the connected integral welded back rest and integral welded seat base, wherein the one or two socket connections each have a rectangular tubing portion of the back rest abutting a rectangular tubing portion of the seat portion and a rectangular post is conformingly positioned within both rectangular tubing portions, and
• wherein the one or two socket connections each have a rectangular tubing portion of the back rest abutting a rectangular tubing portion of the seat portion and a rectangular ring extending around the abutted connection.

A method of assembling an RTA sofa comprising:

• removing an integral welded seat base, an integral welded back rest, and a plurality of fasteners from a box, the seat base including a plurality of legs welded to a seat base framework;
• plugging one or more intermediate column portions of the back rest into corresponding sockets of the seat base, the sockets positioned rearwardly on the seat base and comprising a post portion;
• using one or more fasteners to lock each of the one or more intermediate column portions to the back rest by placing each of the one or more fasteners through both the corresponding intermediate column portion and the corresponding post portion;
• connecting each of a left positioned back rest frame member to a left side arm rest member of the seat base at two locations with two elongate threaded fasteners, each extending through one of the left positioned back rest frame member and left side arm rest member and into the other of the left positioned back rest frame member and the left side arm rest member;
• connecting each of a right positioned back rest frame member to a right side arm rest member of the seat base at two locations with two elongate threaded fasteners, each extending through one of the right positioned back rest frame member and right side arm rest member and into the other of the right positioned back rest frame member and the right side arm rest member;
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• placing at least one cushion from the box on the seat base and assembled back rest.