Chair construction and method of assembly

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion;
• providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively;
• mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures;
• rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures;
• and
• securing an upper end of each of the side arms to said chair in part with screws to retain said side arms in an interlocked position.

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion;
• providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively;
• mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures;
• rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures;
• and
• securing each of the side arms to said chair to retain said side arms in an interlocked position, said side arms having an upper end configured for attachment to a back surface of said back portion and wherein the step of securing includes attaching said upper ends to said back surface of said back portion.

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion;
• providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively;
• mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures;
• rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures, wherein one of said seat portion and said back portion includes attachment flanges;
• providing a shell configured to mateably engage said seat portion and said back portion, said shell including tabs for mateably engaging said attachment flanges;
• and
• mateably engaging said tabs with said attachment flanges.

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion;
• providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures respectively;
• mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures;
• rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures;
• providing a one-piece shell;
• and
• securing said one-piece shell to said chair by engaging first tabs on the shell with a front edge of the seat portion and by engaging second tabs on the shell with a top edge of the back portion.

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports;
• providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end;
• rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position;
• and
• securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position, including rigidly attaching the upper end of said side arms to said back.

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports;
• providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end;
• rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position;
• and
• securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position, attaching said upper ends to a back surface of said back portion.

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports, wherein one of said seat and said back includes attachment flanges;
• providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end;
• providing a shell configured to mateably engage said seat and said back, said shell including tabs for mateably engaging said attachment flanges;
• mateably engaging said tabs with said attachment flanges;
• rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position;
• and
• securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position.

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports;
• providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end;
• rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position;
• securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position;
• providing a one-piece shell;
• and
• securing said one-piece shell to said chair by engaging first tabs on the shell with a front edge of the seat and by engaging second tabs on the shell with a top edge of the back.

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair including a base, a seat support structure operably connected with the base, and a back support bracket pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back support bracket between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat support structure, one of the back support bracket and the seat support structure including a first attachment flange, the other of said back support bracket and said seat support structure including second attachment flanges;
• providing a shell configured to mateably engage the back support bracket and the seat support structure, the shell having first tabs configured to mateably engage the first attachment flange and having second tabs for mateably engaging said second attachment flanges;
• attaching the shell to said chair by hooking the first tabs on the first attachment flange;
• and
• securing the shell to the other of the back support bracket and the seat support structure by mateably engaging said second tabs with said second attachment flanges.

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair including a base, a seat support structure operably connected with the base, and a back support bracket pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back support bracket between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat support structure, one of the back support bracket and the seat support structure including an attachment flange;
• providing a shell configured to mateably engage the back support bracket and the seat support structure, the shell having first and second tabs configured to mateably engage the attachment flange;
• attaching the shell to said chair by hooking the tabs on the attachment flange including hooking the first tabs on said shell to a front edge of said seat support structure and also hooking the second tabs to a top edge of said back support bracket;
• and
• securing the shell to the other of the back support bracket and the seat support structure.

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair including a base, a seat support structure operably connected with the base, and a back support bracket pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back support bracket between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat support structure, one of the back support bracket and the seat support structure including an attachment flange;
• providing a shell configured to mateably engage the back support bracket and the seat support structure, the shell having tabs configured to mateably engage the attachment flange;
• attaching the shell to said chair by hooking the tabs on the attachment flange;
• securing the shell to the other of the back support bracket and the seat support structure;
• and
• attaching arm rests to the chair by extending the armrests into connecting structure on the chair and then rotating the arm rests to an interlocked position on the connecting structure.

A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of:

• providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion;
• providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively;
• mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures;
• and
• rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures, wherein said interlocking surface has an angled camming surface configured to draw said lower end of said side arm to a tightly held position on said chair as said lower end is rotated.