A modular chair includes a lower support portion, a seat portion, and a back portion. The seat portion includes a front area having a retaining member which cooperates with a corresponding cross bar on the lower support portion, and a rear area including one or more slots therein. The back portion i
A modular chair includes a lower support portion, a seat portion, and a back portion. The seat portion includes a front area having a retaining member which cooperates with a corresponding cross bar on the lower support portion, and a rear area including one or more slots therein. The back portion includes one or more protrusions, which are received in the slots of the seat portion, so that the seat portion is secured between the cross bar of the lower support portion via the retaining member and the protrusions of the back portion. The back portion is secured to the lower support portion via a latch mechanism accessible to a user.
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1. A modular chair comprising: a support portion defining a receiving area, said support portion including a rear cross bar and an auxiliary cross bar spaced from said rear cross bar;a seat portion removably disposable in said receiving area and supported by said support portion, said seat portion i
1. A modular chair comprising: a support portion defining a receiving area, said support portion including a rear cross bar and an auxiliary cross bar spaced from said rear cross bar;a seat portion removably disposable in said receiving area and supported by said support portion, said seat portion including a slot;a back portion including an outwardly extending protrusion, said protrusion receivable in said slot; anda latch mechanism coupled to said support portion and actuatable between a locked position retaining said back portion against said support portion and an unlocked position permitting said back portion from being decoupled from said support portion,wherein, when said seat portion is disposed in said receiving area, said protrusion is disposable between said rear cross bar and said auxiliary cross bar and extendable through said slot so that said seat portion is retained within said receiving area when said latch mechanism is in said locked position. 2. The modular chair of claim 1, wherein said seat portion further comprises a retaining member engageable with a correspondingly configured component of said support portion when said seat portion is disposed in said receiving area. 3. The modular chair of claim 1, wherein said back portion further comprises an outwardly extending flange portion, said flange portion including a first alignment member, and said support portion further comprises an upwardly extending brace, said brace including a second alignment member engageable with said first alignment member when said back portion is retained against said support portion. 4. The modular chair of claim 1, further comprising left and right arm support members coupled to said support portion. 5. The modular chair of claim 1, wherein said seat portion includes a raised surface disposed on a first plane, and a peripheral edge portion extending around said raised surface and disposed on a second plane spaced from and substantially parallel to said first plane. 6. The modular chair of claim 5, wherein said slot is disposed in said peripheral edge portion. 7. A modular chair comprising: a support portion defining a receiving area;a seat portion removably disposable in said receiving area and supported by said support portion, said seat portion including a slot;a back portion including an outwardly extending protrusion and first and second bracket members, said protrusion receivable in said slot; anda latch mechanism coupled to said support portion and actuatable between a locked position retaining said back portion against said support portion and an unlocked position permitting said back portion from being decoupled from said support portion, said latch mechanism comprising first and second rods having first ends coupled to a plate and second distal ends receivable in openings of said first and second bracket members, respectively, when said back portion is retained against said support portion and said latch mechanism is in said locked position, thereby retaining said back portion to said support portion,wherein, when said seat portion is disposed in said receiving area, said protrusion is extendable through said slot so that said seat portion is retained within said receiving area when said latch mechanism is in said locked position. 8. The modular chair of claim 7, wherein said latch mechanism is movable between said locked and unlocked positions via rotation of said plate. 9. The modular chair of claim 7, wherein said seat portion includes a raised surface disposed on a first plane, and a peripheral edge portion extending around said raised surface and disposed on a second plane spaced from and substantially parallel to said first plane. 10. The modular chair of claim 9, wherein said slot is disposed in said peripheral edge portion. 11. The modular chair of claim 7, wherein said seat portion further comprises a retaining member engageable with a correspondingly configured component of said support portion when said seat portion is disposed in said receiving area. 12. A modular chair comprising: a support portion defining a receiving area;a seat portion disposable in said receiving area and supported by said support portion, said seat portion including a slot;a back portion including an outwardly extending protrusion and first and second bracket members extending outwardly from a bottom portion thereof, said protrusion extending outwardly from said bottom portion and disposed between said first and second bracket members, and said protrusion receivable in said slot; anda latch mechanism coupled to said support portion and actuatable between a locked position retaining said back portion against said support portion and an unlocked position permitting said back portion to be decoupled from said support portion, said latch mechanism including a catch configured to releasable engage at least one of said bracket members when in said locked position, thereby retaining said back portion to said support portion;wherein, when said seat portion is disposed in said receiving area, said protrusion is extendable through said slot and said seat portion is retained within said receiving area when said latch mechanism is in said locked position. 13. The modular chair of claim 12, wherein said catch is configured as a rod having an end movable into and out of an opening in said at least one of said bracket members. 14. The modular chair of claim 12, wherein said seat portion further comprises a retaining member engageable with a correspondingly configured component of said support portion when said seat portion is disposed in said receiving area. 15. A modular chair comprising: a support portion defining a receiving area;a seat portion removably disposable in said receiving area and supported by said support portion;a back portion including a bottom section removably disposable against said seat portion when said seat portion is disposed in said receiving area, and a bracket member extending outwardly from said bottom section; anda latch mechanism coupled to said support portion and actuatable between a locked position retaining said back portion to said support portion, and an unlocked position permitting said back portion from being decoupled from said support portion, said latch mechanism including a catch configured to releasably engage said bracket when said bottom section of said back portion is disposed against said seat portion and said seat portion is disposed in said receiving area, wherein said seat portion is retained within said receiving area and between said support portion and said back portion when said latch mechanism is in said locked position. 16. The modular chair of claim 15, wherein said seat portion further comprises a retaining member engageable with a correspondingly configured component of said support portion when said seat portion is disposed in said receiving area. 17. The modular chair of claim 15, wherein said catch is configured as a rod having an end movable into and out of an opening in said bracket member. 18. The modular chair of claim 15, wherein said support portion includes a port, said latch mechanism accessible and actuatable through said port. 19. The modular chair of claim 15, wherein said back portion further comprises a first alignment member, and said support portion further comprises a second alignment member engageable with said first alignment member when said back portion is retained against said support portion and disposed in a predetermined orientation relative to said support portion.
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