A modular arm rest system for a chair. The arm rest includes a connecting member that is installed into an interior cavity in the chair frame and is retained by a nose. A back is also provided with an arm rest hole that the connecting member can be installed through, thereby securing the back to the
A modular arm rest system for a chair. The arm rest includes a connecting member that is installed into an interior cavity in the chair frame and is retained by a nose. A back is also provided with an arm rest hole that the connecting member can be installed through, thereby securing the back to the chair frame. The modular system includes a reclining chair and a four-legged stacker chair with arm rests and plugs so that the chairs can be reconfigured as desired by the user.
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1. A modular arm rest system for a chair comprising:a task chair with a reclining system, a stacker chair adapted to be stacked on top of another stacker chair, a back having a substantially vertical hole, said back separately installable on said task chair and said stacker chair, a task chair arm r
1. A modular arm rest system for a chair comprising:a task chair with a reclining system, a stacker chair adapted to be stacked on top of another stacker chair, a back having a substantially vertical hole, said back separately installable on said task chair and said stacker chair, a task chair arm rest adapted to be connected to said back and said task chair through said hole when said back is installed on said task chair, and a stacker chair arm rest adapted to be connected to said back and said stacker chair through said hole when said back is installed on said stacker chair. 2. The modular arm rest system according to claim 1 wherein said task chair arm rest has a different shape than said stacker chair arm rest.3. The modular arm rest system according to claim 1 further comprising a task chair plug adapted to be connected to said back and said task chair when said task chair arm rest is not connected to the back and the task chair and a stacker chair plug adapted to be connected to said back and said stacker chair when said stacker chair arm rest is not connected to the back and the stacker chair.4. The modular arm rest system according to claim 1 wherein said task chair plug has a different shape than said stacker chair plug.5. The modular arm rest system according to claim 1 wherein said connection of said task chair arm rest comprises said hole in the back, a cavity in the task chair, and a task chair arm rest nose, wherein the task chair arm rest is received through said hole and into said cavity and is retained by said task chair arm rest nose; said connection of said task chair plug comprises said hole in the back, said cavity in the task chair, and a task chair plug nose, wherein the task chair plug is received through said hole and into said cavity and is retained by said task chair plug nose; said connection of said stacker chair arm rest comprises said hole in the back, a cavity in the stacker chair, and a stacker chair arm rest nose, wherein the stacker chair arm rest is received through said hole and into said cavity and is retained by said stacker chair arm rest nose; and said connection of said stacker chair plug comprises said hole in the back, said cavity in the stacker chair, and a stacker chair plug nose, wherein the stacker chair plug is received through said hole and into said cavity and is retained by said stacker chair plug nose.6. The modular arm rest system according to claim 1 wherein said task chair arm rest has a different shape than said stacker chair arm rest; said task chair plug has a different shape than said stacker chair plug; and said task chair arm rest nose, said task chair plug nose, said stacker chair arm rest nose, and said stacker chair plug nose have different shapes.7. A chair comprising: a back having a hole having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at an opposite second end, said hole extending through said back, a frame received through the first opening at the first end of said hole, said frame comprising an interior cavity, said interior cavity extending through an interior of at least a portion of said frame, an arm rest comprising a connecting member received through the second opening at the opposite second end of said hole of said back and extending into said interior cavity of the frame, and a nose connecting said connecting member to said frame and thereby locking said arm rest to said chair.8. The chair according to claim 7 wherein said back comprises a left hole and a right hole, said frame includes a left portion received through said left hole and a right portion received through said right hole, and comprising two noses wherein one nose retains a left arm rest to said left hole and said left frame portion and the other nose retains a right arm rest to said right hole and said right frame portion.9. The chair according to claim 7 wherein said connecting member is non-tapered and said interior cavity is non-tapered.10. The chair according to claim 9 wherein said connecting member comprises aluminum that is cast in a permanent mold.11. The chair according to claim 7 wherein said nose engages a receiver thereby locking said connecting member to said frame.12. The chair according to claim 11 wherein said nose comprises one end of a detent assembly.13. The chair according to claim 12 wherein said detent assembly is attached to said connecting member and said receiver comprises a hole through said frame.14. A chair comprising: a back having a hole having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at an opposite second end, said hole extending through said back, a frame received through the first opening at the first end of said hole, said frame comprising an interior cavity, said interior cavity extending through an interior of at least a portion of said frame, and a plug received through the second opening at the opposite second end of said hole of said back and extending into said interior cavity of the frame.15. A system for a chair comprising: a back having a hole having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at an opposite second end, said hole extending through said back, a frame adapted to be received through the first opening at the first end of said hole, said frame comprising an interior cavity, said interior cavity extending through an interior of at least a portion of said frame, an arm rest comprising a connecting member adapted to be installed through the second opening at the opposite second end of said hole of said back and extending into said interior cavity of the frame, and a plug adapted to be installed through the second opening at the opposite second end of said hole of said back and extending into said interior cavity of the frame.16. The system according to claim 15 further comprising an arm rest nose adapted to engage an arm rest receiver thereby locking said connecting member to said frame and a plug nose adapted to engage a plug receiver thereby locking said plug to said frame.17. The system according to claim 15 wherein said hole in said back comprises a ledge having a bottom surface and a top surface, said arm rest comprises a frame stop surface and a back stop surface, said plug comprises a frame stop surface and a back stop surface, said frame comprises a top mounting surface; wherein when said arm rest is installed through said hole in said back and into said interior cavity in said frame, said bottom surface of said ledge abuts said top mounting surface, said arm rest frame stop surface is adjacent to and/or abuts said top mounting surface, and said arm rest back stop surface is adjacent to and/or abuts said top surface of said ledge; and wherein when said plug is installed through said hole in said back and into said interior cavity in said frame, said bottom surface of said ledge abuts said top mounting surface, said plug frame stop surface is adjacent to and/or abuts said top mounting surface, and said plug back stop surface is adjacent to and/or abuts said top surface of said ledge.18. The system according to claim 17 further comprising an arm rest nose adapted to engage an arm rest receiver thereby locking said connecting member to said frame and a plug nose adapted to engage a plug receiver thereby locking said plug to said frame.
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