Furniture with concealed weld construction

摘要

Furniture having a panel welded to frame elements whereby the welding is not visible from the exterior. The panel may have decorative features created by stamping, cutting, punching, or perforating. The construction methodology is useful for chairs, barstools, loungers, and ottomans as well as a variety of other furniture.

主权项

1. A chair, comprising:
a frame and a seatback panel; said frame including a base frame element and an upper frame element, said base frame element delimiting a seat and said upper frame element extending from said base frame and defining armrests and a top rail of said chair; said seatback panel has a perimeter edge and is disposed between said base frame element and said upper frame element forming side and rear supporting portions of said chair; and wherein:
said frame comprises an extrusion:
defining exterior walls;defining an insertion channel at one of said exterior walls to define therein an interior, said insertion channel configured to receive at least a portion of said perimeter edge; andincluding at least one relief channel disposed therethrough; andsaid seatback panel is welded to said interior of said insertion channel.