It is well known in the art to provide modular furniture that can be stored in a compacted condition, and when moved to a destination or point of use, can be assembled into fully operational components. The modular furniture of the prior art can take the form of chairs or sofas, and may utilize techniques such as those shown in the Brown U.S. Pat. No. 2,466,204.
The Spitz U.S. Pat. No. 2,793,685 shows chairs as well as sofas that can be assembled from components, in this instance utilizing and necessitating many fastening means.
The Sarvas U.S. Pat. No. 3,608,959 shows a sofa whose elongate backrest is provided with means whereby it can be mounted on a seat portion, but his arrangement would require the services of at least two installers in order that the elongate members can be moved from a truck into the auditorium, convention center or other event location.
The Sherman U.S. Pat. No. 4,932,720 involves what he calls a perimetric horizontal frame having projecting lip portions and utilizing a hollow removable back portion. However, Sherman's frame would require the services of at least two people in order for his elongate components to be transported from the delivery truck to the place of use.
The Wu U.S. Pat. No. 6,241,317 utilizes an elongate backrest having means permitting it to be mounted into a seat unit, but again his elongate components would require two people in order for his components to be moved from the delivery truck to the place of use.
It was in an effort to overcome the obvious difficulties associated with these prior art devices, and to enable a single person working alone to set up modular furniture for an event that the present invention was evolved.