Modular article of furniture

A modular article of furniture comprising:

• a generally planar base of predetermined geometric configuration;
• a seat support of the same predetermined geometric configuration as said planar base;
• means for supporting said seat support above said base in parallel confronting spaced relationship and with the peripheral edge of said base parallel to the peripheral edge of said seat support, to define a continuous, predetermined gap between the upper peripheral edge of said base and the lower peripheral edge of said seat support;
• at least one upper body support having an upper body support frame and a lower support member;
• said means for supporting said seat support configured to allow selective insertion of said lower support member of said upper body support into said predetermined gap at any one of a plurality of positions along the peripheral edge of said base;
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• means solely within said gap for releasably securing said lower support member to said base.

A modular article of furniture comprising:

• a generally planar, multi-side base of predetermined geometric configuration;
• a seat support of the same predetermined geometric configuration as said planar base;
• means for supporting said seat support above said base in parallel confronting spaced relationship and with the sides of said base parallel to the sides of said seat support, to define a continuous, predetermined gap between the base and seat support and between each upper peripheral edge of each side of said base and each lower peripheral edge of each confronting side of said seat support;
• at least one upper body support having an upper body support frame and a lower support member;
• said means for supporting said seat support configured to allow selective insertion of said lower support member of said upper body support into said continous gap between any one of said upper and lower peripheral edges of the respective confronting sides of said base and seat support;
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• means within said gap for releasably securing said lower support member to said base in any one of said selective positions.

A modular article of furniture comprising:

• a plurality of modular units in adjacent side-to-side relationship, each of said modular units having a predetermined, geometrically-shaped, horizontal cross-section, each of said horizontal cross-sections being selected from a group of shapes including a square, a triangle and a rhombus;
• each of said modular units having horizontal sides of the same heighth and the same predetermined horizontal length to permit placement of a plurality of units in adjacent side-to-side relationship;
• each modular unit further comprising:
• a base of predetermined, geometric, horizontal, cross-sectional configuration;
• a seat support of the same predetermined, geometric horizontal, cross-sectional configuration as said base;
• means for supporting said seat support above said base with the lower surface of said seat support and the upper surface of said base in confronting spaced relationship to define a continuous, predetermined gap between each upper peripheral edge of each side of said base and each lower peripheral edge of each confronting side of said seat support;
• at least one upper body support having a lower support member;
• said means for supporting said seat support configured to allow insertion of said lower support member of said upper body support into said predetermined gap at selective distinct positions between each upper peripheral edge of each side of said base and each lower peripheral edge of each confronting side of said seat support;
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• means within said gap for releasably securing said lower support member to said base in any one of said selective positions.

A modular article of furniture comprising:

• a generally planar base of predetermined geometric configuration selected from the group of square, triangle and rhombus;
• a seat support of the same predetermined geometric configuration as said planar base;
• means for supporting said seat support above said base in parallel confronting spaced relationship and with the sides of said base parallel to the sides of said seat support, to define a continuous, predetermined gap between the base and seat support and between each upper peripheral edge of each side of said base and each lower peripheral edge of each confronting side of said seat support;
• at least one upper body support having a generally rectangular upper body support frame formed of substantially continuous tubing, and a lower support member, said lower support member comprising a substantially V-shaped tubing element extending perpendicularly from the ends of the lower portion of said upper body support frame, and said upper body support frame being upholstered to form a substantially back support;
• said means for supporting said seat support comprising:
• guide members extending outwardly towards the corners of said base and joined at the inner ends thereof with the joined ends disposed inwardly from the sides of said planar base to provide a plurality of V-shaped support guides, said guide members being disposed between said base and said seat support and affixed thereto within said predetermined gap between said base and seat support;
• said V-shaped support guides being configured to allow selective insertion of said V-shaped tubing element into said continuous gap between any one of said upper and lower peripheral edges of the respective confronting sides of said base and seat support;
• a rotatable rod associated with and disposed within said V-shaped lower tubing element member;
• retaining plates with openings therein affixed to the lower surface of said seat support;
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• a cam affixed to and rotatable with said rod;
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• said cam and said openings in each of said retaining plates being cooperative to provide releasable means to secure said upper body support when inserted between any respective ones of said confronting sides of said base and said seat support.