Cabinetry and Dinettes for Recreational Vehicles

A recreational vehicle of the type comprising a living space, the recreational vehicle comprising:

• a generally horizontal floor;
• a vehicle body comprising a plurality of generally upstanding walls defining the living space in conjunction with the generally horizontal floor, each of the plurality of generally upstanding walls comprising a bottom adjacent the floor and a top distal to the floor;
• and
• a seating element in contact with the horizontal floor, the seating element comprising at least one tubular support and a plurality of generally planar side panels each comprising a rear edge, a front edge, a lower edge adjacent the horizontal floor, an upper edge distal to the floor, and first and second panel faces extending generally between the front and rear edges and the upper and lower edges and defining a thickness of the side panel, wherein:
• each of the side panels comprises a plurality of channels extending between the first and second side panel faces,
• the seating element further comprises a plurality of tubular supports,
• each tubular support extends from the channel of one of the plurality of side panels to a corresponding channel of another of the plurality of side panels, and
• the plurality of tubular supports interconnect the plurality of sides panels, thereby providing rigidity to the seating element.