Mounting assembly for chair back

In a chair assembly including a back and a back support member, a mechanism for releasably mounting the back to the back support member, the mechanism comprising:

• an axially extending connecting pin secured to said back support member;
• engagement structure associated with said chair back and receiving said connecting pin, said engagement structure being pivotable with respect to said connecting pin about a pivot axis defined by the longitudinal axis of said connecting pin;
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• a releasable locking arrangement associated with said back, said locking arrangement accommodating pivoting movement between said pin and said engagement structure and being releasable so as to enable disengagement between said pin and said engagement structure by longitudinal sliding movement of said engagement structure relative to said pin along the longitudinal axis of said pin, for movement of said back between an engaged position for pivotably mounting said chair back to said back support member, and a disengaged position for separating said chair back from said back support member.

A method of selectively connecting a chair back to a back support member, the method comprising the steps of:

• securing connector structure having a pair of opposed axially extending ends to said back support member;
• providing a receiver on said chair back, said receiver having a first bearing structure and a second bearing structure spaced from said first bearing structure;
• laterally moving said chair back relative to said receiver in a direction substantially parallel to the axes of the opposed ends, wherein said connector is slidably received within said receiver such that one of said opposed ends is retained in said first bearing structure and the other of said opposed ends is retained in said second bearing structure;
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• inserting a locking member into said receiver and into engagement with said one of said opposed ends to prevent sliding movement between said connector and said receiver and establish a locked position in which said chair back is connected to said chair support member.