摘要 |
Outdoor furniture and the like comprising a plurality of seat elements having longitudinal recesses formed in the bottom thereof and transverse openings extending therethrough, the openings having an enlarged counterbore at the ends thereof in the sides of the seat elements, a plurality of back elements, each of the back elements having a longitudinal recess formed in the rear thereof and transverse openings extending therethrough, the transverse openings having enlarged counterbores at the ends thereof, a plurality of angled support members having one portion lying in the recess in the seat element and another portion lying in the recess in the corresponding back element, a spacer element having an axial bore therein positioned between adjacent seat elements and between adjacent back elements and lying in the counterbores in the respective elements, flexible tie rods extending through the openings in adjacent elements and through the spacer elements and the support member, and means for securing the tie rods under tension for securely connecting the elements and the support members. |