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A modular bench seat construction composed of separate base, seat and backrest parts which may be easily assembled to form a bench seat for a dining nook or the like. These parts may be assembled in various arrangements to form differing bench seat configurations.

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A modular bench seat construction comprising: a rectangular base having front and rear sides and vertically facing sides normal to said front and rear sides, said base being adapted to be positioned with one of said vertically facing sides uppermost to form the top side of the base and the other ver

A modular bench seat construction comprising: a rectangular base having front and rear sides and vertically facing sides normal to said front and rear sides, said base being adapted to be positioned with one of said vertically facing sides uppermost to form the top side of the base and the other vertically facing side lowermost to form the side of the base, a pair of backrest supporting posts having normally upper and lower ends, means releasibly attaching the lower ends of said posts to said rear base side at positions spaced along the latter side with the posts upright and rising above the said seat portion, a backrest portion secured to the upper ends of said posts, said base having a rear upright wall means at said rear base side having forwardly and rearwardly facing surface means and upper edge means at the top side of the base between and intersecting said forwardly and said rearwardly facing surface means, said lower post ends seating against said rearwardly facing surface means, the normally front sides of said post attaching means comprising generally L-shaped brackets fixed to said posts between the ends thereof including normally horizontal legs projecting forwardly over said edge means and vertical flanges depending along said forwardly facing surface means, and a seat portion removably positioned on the top side of said base with the rear edge of said seat portion resting on said normally horizontal bracket legs. A modular bench seat construction comprising: a pair of rectangular bases each having front and rear sides, ends, and vertically facing sides normal to said front and rear sides and ends, each base being adapted to be positioned with one vertically facing side uppermost to form the top side of the base and the other vertically facing side lowermost to form the bottom side of the base, whereby each base may occupy either of two upright positions, said bases being arranged in an L-shaped configuration with one end of one base seating against the front wall of the other base and the rear side of said one base coplanar with one end of said other base, means releasibly joining said bases, a seat portion removably positioned on the topside of each base, a pair of backrest supportiing posts for each base having normally upper and lower ends, means independent of said seat portions releasibly attaching the lower ends of said posts to the rear side of the respective base at positions spaced along the latter side with the posts upright and rising above the corresponding said portion, a backrest portion for each base having normally horizontal edges and opening means entering one of said edges and removably positioned over the posts on the respective base with the posts entering said opening means to support the backrest portion in an upright position along the rear edge of the corresponding seat portion, and said posts, seat portions, and backrest portion comprising totally separate elements which may be assembled individually on said bases to form a bench seat.