# US 2014/0152069 A1 · Seating Furniture > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0152069 A1 - Document ID: US20140152069A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/096,008 - Filed: 2013-12-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-04 - Assignees: Benito Urban S.L.U. - Applicants: Benito Urban S.L.U. - Inventors: Francesc SERRA CODINA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152069A1 ## CPC - A47C 3/00: Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats (A47C1/00, A47C4/00 take precedence) - A47C 11/00: Benches not otherwise provided for - A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS ## Abstract The seating furniture (1) configures a bench including two side frame members (2a, 2b), each having two legs (3) connected to a seat-supporting cross member (4) from which a backrest-supporting post (6) upwardly extend. Seat slats (16) are connected to the cross members (4) and backrest slats connected to the posts (6). The seat slats (16) are secured to first planar profiles (17) forming a seat assembly (5) which is secured to the cross members (4) by first mounting screws inserted in through holes of the cross member (4), and the backrest slats are secured at their ends to second planar profiles forming a backrest assembly which is secured to the posts (6) by second mounting screws inserted in through holes of the posts. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A seating furniture comprising a pair of side frame members, each including a pair of legs connected at their upper ends to a seat-supporting cross member from which a backrest-supporting post upwardly extends, a plurality of seat slats connected at their ends to said seat-supporting cross members, and a plurality of backrest slats connected at their ends to said backrest-supporting posts, wherein said plurality of seat slats are secured at their ends to first transverse planar profiles forming a seat assembly which is secured to the seat-supporting cross members by means of first mounting screws inserted in cross member through holes formed in each of the seat-supporting cross members, and said plurality of backrest slats are secured at their ends to second transverse planar profiles forming a backrest assembly which is secured to the backrest-supporting posts by means of second mounting screws inserted in post through holes formed in each of the backrest-supporting posts. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The seating furniture according to claim 1, wherein a first recess is formed in an upper face of each of the seat-supporting cross members of the side frame members in which one of said first planar profiles of said seat assembly is coupled, and a second recess is formed in a front face of each of said backrest-supporting posts of the side frame members in which one of said second planar profiles of said backrest assembly is coupled. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The seating furniture according to claim 2, wherein said first recess is elongated and takes up the entire width of the corresponding seat-supporting cross member of the side frame member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The seating furniture according to claim 2, wherein said second recess is an elongated slot taking up only an intermediate region of the width of the corresponding backrest-supporting post of the side frame member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The seating furniture according to claim 3, wherein said first mounting screws are furthermore inserted in mounting through holes formed in each of the first planar profiles of the seat assembly and screwed into nuts inserted in the seat slats. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The seating furniture according to claim 4, wherein said second mounting screws are furthermore inserted in mounting through holes formed in each of the second planar profiles of the backrest assembly and screwed into nuts inserted in the backrest slats. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The seating furniture according to claim 1, wherein each of the side frame members further comprises an armrest member connected to the backrest-supporting post below the backrest assembly, and a complementary backrest slat is secured at its ends to the backrest-supporting posts below said armrest members. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The seating furniture according to claim 7, wherein said complementary backrest slat is secured to the backrest-supporting posts by means of third screws inserted through third holes formed in the backrest-supporting posts and screwed into nuts inserted in the complementary backrest slat. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The seating furniture according to claim 1, wherein said side frame members are made of cast iron, said seat slats and said backrest slats are made of wood, and said first and second planar profiles are made of iron. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The seating furniture according to claim 9, wherein the first and second planar profiles are secured to the seat slats and to the backrest slats, respectively, by means of securing screws inserted in corresponding securing through holes formed in the first and second planar profiles and screwed in the corresponding seat slats and backrest slats. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The seating furniture according to claim 1, wherein the side frame members, the seat assembly and the backrest assembly have a substantially planar configuration and are stackable, taking up significantly less space than what the fully mounted seating furniture takes up.