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A furniture construction includes a frame structure made up of a pair of spaced frame sections connected together, and a furniture component mounted to the frame structure. Each frame section includes a lower base section, an upright, and a furniture component support member extending from the uprig

A furniture construction includes a frame structure made up of a pair of spaced frame sections connected together, and a furniture component mounted to the frame structure. Each frame section includes a lower base section, an upright, and a furniture component support member extending from the upright and to which the furniture component is mounted. The frame sections are preferably C-shaped when viewed from the side. In one form, the furniture component is a seat mounted to the furniture component support, and the frame structure includes a back support area extending upwardly from the seat. A back is mounted to the back support area. In another form, the furniture component is a desk or table top mounted to the furniture component support. Combination desk/chair units may also be constructed utilizing the same basic frame structure.

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1. A glide arrangement for an article of furniture including a base having a lower portion that extends generally parallel to a support surface such as a floor, wherein the lower portion of the base terminates in an end that includes a laterally facing opening, and wall structure having one or more

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A glide arrangement for an article of furniture including a base having a lower portion that extends generally parallel to a support surface such as a floor, wherein the lower portion of the base terminates in an end that includes a laterally facing opening, and wall structure having one or more interior surfaces that define a laterally extending internal passage extending inwardly from the opening, comprising:a glide member including glide wall structure defining a laterally facing opening within which the end of the lower portion of the base is received, wherein the glide wall structure further defines a downwardly facing lower engagement surface configured to be spaced below the lower portion of the base and to engage the support surface, wherein the glide wall structure defines an annular area which engages the wall structure at the end of the base, wherein the downwardly facing lower engagement surface of the glide member faces transversely relative to the laterally facing opening defined by the glide wall structure; and an end cap having a cap portion and an engagement section extending therefrom, wherein the engagement section is configured to pass through the laterally facing opening in the glide member and into the laterally extending passage defined by the end of the lower portion of the base and into engagement with the one or more interior surfaces that define the laterally extending internal passage, and wherein the cap portion is engageable with the annular area defined by the glide wall structure for enclosing the laterally facing opening of the glide member. 2. The glide arrangement of claim 1, wherein the glide wall structure of the glide member comprises a ring extending upwardly from the downwardly facing lower engagement surface, wherein the ring defines the annular area that engages the wall structure at the end of the base.3. The glide arrangement of claim 2, wherein the ring includes a curved forward edge.4. The glide arrangement of claim 1, wherein the laterally facing opening of the glide member further includes a recess configured to receive a peripheral outer flange defined by the cap portion of the end cap.5. The glide arrangement of claim 1, wherein the engagement section of the end cap includes a series of ridges configured to engage the one or more interior surfaces that define the laterally extending internal passage of the lower portion of the base.6. The glide arrangement of claim 1, wherein the glide member is formed of a thermoplastic material.7. The glide arrangement of claim 1, wherein the end cap is formed of a nylon material.8. The glide arrangement of claim 1, wherein the article of furniture comprises a chair and wherein the base includes an upstanding member extending upwardly from the lower portion for supporting a seat associated with the chair above the supporting surface.9. The glide arrangement of claim 8, wherein the seat is located forwardly of the upstanding member of the base.10. A method of mounting a glide arrangement to an article of furniture for use in supporting the article of furniture on a support surface, comprising the acts of:a) providing an article of furniture that includes a base having a lower portion that defines an end having a laterally facing opening and includes wall structure having one or more interior surfaces defining a laterally extending internal passage extending inwardly from the laterally facing opening; b) securing a glide member to the end of the lower portion of the base, wherein the glide member includes a downwardly facing lower engagement surface, a laterally extending passage, an annular area, and a laterally facing opening in the annular area that is in line with the laterally facing passage, wherein the downwardly facing lower engagement surface of the glide member faces transversely relative to the laterally facing opening in the annular area, wherein the glide member is secured to the end of the lower portion of the base by positioning the end of the lower portion of the base into the laterally extending passage of the glide member into engagement with the annular area of the glide member, wherein, when the glide member is secured to the end of the lower portion of the base, the laterally facing opening in the annular area provides access to the laterally extending passage defined by the one or more interior surfaces of the wall structure at the end of the lower portion of the base; and c) securing an end cap to the glide member, wherein the end cap includes a cap portion and an engagement section extending therefrom, and wherein the end cap is secured to the glide member by passing the engagement section through the laterally facing opening in the glide member and into the laterally extending passage defined by the wall structure at the end of the lower portion of the base, wherein the cap portion of the end cap engages the annular area of the glide member and the engagement section of the end cap engages the one or more interior surfaces of the wall structure at the end of the lower portion of the base, to maintain the end cap and the glide member in engagement with the end of the lower portion of the base. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the annular area of the glide member comprises a ring extending upwardly from the lower engagement portion, wherein the ring defines the laterally facing opening and the laterally extending passage, and wherein the step of securing the glide member is carried out by positioning the end of the lower portion of the base through the laterally extending passage of the ring until an outermost end of the lower portion of the base engages an annular end surface of the ring forming the end of the laterally extending passage.12. The method of claim 11, wherein the ring includes a curved forward edge.13. The method of claim 10, wherein the laterally facing opening of the glide member further comprises a recess configured to receive a peripheral outer flange of the end cap, and wherein the step of securing the end cap is carried out by passing the engagement section of the end cap through the laterally facing opening of the glide member until the peripheral outer flange is engaged within the recess.14. The method of claim 10, wherein the engagement section of the end cap includes a series of ridges configured to engage the one or more interior surfaces that define the laterally extending internal passage for providing a friction fit mounting of the end cap and the glide member to the base.15. The method of claim 10, wherein the article of furniture comprises a chair and wherein the base includes an upstanding member extending upwardly from the lower portion of the base for supporting a seat associated with the chair above the support surface.16. A base for an article of furniture for supporting the article of furniture above a support surface, comprising:a base frame having a lower portion defining an end including a wall structure defining a laterally facing opening and a laterally extending internal passage that extends inwardly from the opening generally parallel to the support surface; a glide member including a lower, downwardly facing engagement surface spaced below the lower extent of the lower portion of the base and adapted to engage the wall structure at the end of the lower portion of the base, wherein the glide member includes a laterally facing opening and an annular area defining a laterally extending passage within which the wall structure at the end of the lower portion of the base is received; and an end cap having a cap portion and an engagement section extending therefrom, wherein the engagement section is adapted for passage through the laterally facing opening in the glide member and into the laterally extending passage defined by the end of the lower portion of the base, and wherein the cap portion is engageable with the annular area of the glide member for enclosing the laterally facing opening of the glide member. 17. The base of claim 16, wherein the annular area of the glide member comprises a ring extending upwardly from the lower engagement portion, wherein the ring defines the laterally facing opening and the laterally extending passage.18. The base of claim 17, wherein the annular area of the glide member further comprises a recess adjacent the laterally facing opening configured to receive a flange defined by the end cap.19. The base of claim 17, wherein the engagement section of the end cap includes a series of ridges configured to engage an internal surface of the wall structure of the lower portion of the base that defines the laterally extending internal passage.20. The base of claim 17, wherein the ring includes a curved forward edge.21. The base of claim 16, wherein the article of furniture comprises a chair and wherein the base includes an upstanding member extending upwardly from the lower portion for supporting a seat associated with the chair above the support surface.22. The base of claim 21, wherein the seat is located forwardly of the upstanding member.23. A glide arrangement for an article of furniture including a base having an end including a wall structure defining an internal passage, comprising:a glide member including a downwardly facing engagement surface, wherein the glide member includes a laterally extending passage that opens in a direction transverse to the downwardly being engagement surface, wherein the laterally extending passage is adapted to receive the wall structure at the end of the base, wherein the glide member includes a laterally facing opening that opens onto the laterally extending passage; and an end cap having a cap portion and an engagement section extending therefrom, wherein the engagement section is adapted for passage through the opening in the glide member and into the passage defined by the end of the base, wherein the cap portion is engageable with the glide member and is configured to enclose the opening of the glide member and to face in a direction transverse to the downwardly facing surface of the glide member. 24. The glide arrangement of claim 23, wherein the glide member includes an annular area that defines the laterally extending passage and the laterally facing opening, wherein the annular area is configured to engage the wall structure at the end of the base.