Chair and table furniture system with compact stowage configuration

A method of providing seating and a working surface from a unitary stowed assembly, the method comprising:

• moving one or more chairs from underneath a table having a table top having a substantially planar top surface and a support base that supports the table top above a floor;
• and
• rotating the one or more chairs to a seating orientation from a stowage orientation, each of said chairs having a top seating surface on a top of the chair when the chair is in the seating orientation, and side surfaces oriented in a direction perpendicular to the top seating surface, wherein the side surfaces define a spacing therebetween such that when the chair is rotated to the stowage orientation, the side surfaces form a top and bottom of the rotated chair and align with an underside of the table top and the floor to visually close a space between the underside of the table top and the floor when the one or more chairs is moved underneath the table top, and wherein an outer surface of the support base is shaped to conform to the top seating surface of the one or more chairs, and wherein the method further comprises storing the one or more chairs by inserting the one or more chairs underneath the table top, wherein the inserting is stopped by and aligned by contact of the top seating surface with the outer surface of the support base.

A furniture system, comprising:

• a table having a table top having a substantially planar top surface and a support base that supports the table top above a floor;
• and
• one or more chairs, each of said chairs having a top seating surface on a top of the chair when the chair is in a seating orientation, and side surfaces oriented in a direction perpendicular to the top seating surface, wherein the side surfaces define a spacing therebetween such that when the chair is rotated to a stowage orientation, the side surfaces form a top and bottom of the rotated chair and align with an underside of the table top and the floor to visually close a space between the underside of the table top and the floor when the one or more chairs is moved underneath the table top, wherein the one or more chairs are formed by a pair of planar side supports defining a shape of the top seating surface and the bottom surface of the chairs, and a plurality of seating surface support members attached between the planar side supports providing the top seating surface and the bottom surface of the chairs, wherein a length of the plurality of seating surface support members defines the spacing between the side surfaces of the chairs.

A method of providing seating and a working surface from a unitary stowed assembly, the method comprising:

• moving one or more chairs from underneath a table having a table top having a substantially planar top surface and a support base that supports the table top above a floor;
• and
• rotating the one or more chairs to a seating orientation from a stowage orientation, each of said chairs having a top seating surface on a top of the chair when the chair is in the seating orientation, and side surfaces oriented in a direction perpendicular to the top seating surface, wherein the side surfaces define a spacing therebetween such that when the chair is rotated to the stowage orientation, the side surfaces form a top and bottom of the rotated chair and align with an underside of the table top and the floor to visually close a space between the underside of the table top and the floor when the one or more chairs is moved underneath the table top, wherein the one or more chairs are formed by a pair of planar side supports defining a shape of the top seating surface and the bottom surface of the chairs, and a plurality of slats attached between the planar side supports providing the top seating surface and the bottom surface of the chairs, wherein a length of the plurality of seating surface support members defines the spacing between the side surfaces of the chairs.