Soft seating creates a welcoming and comfortable environment by establishing islands of quiet and calm where creativity, collaboration, and socialization can flow naturally.

Construction and Features:

• Adding flexible seating to your spaces increases a user's sensory experience, is shown to improve calmness, and focus, and reduces tension. By creating a space where humans of all ages can relax, you foster positive attitudes and encourage learning.
• Coordinates with other modular soft seating pieces to configure circular, straight, or serpentine arrangements.
• One-third smaller than standard modular seating, kids soft seating is suggested for K–5 age range. Seat heights are 15" on all units.
• Coordinates with other kids soft seating pieces to configure as circular, straight, or serpentine arrangements.
• Top stitched sewing details in upholstery. Textiles are available through the graded-in fabric program, or COM by approval. Includes aluminum legs.
• Available with optional integrated electrical USB and 110v outlets.
• Manufactured in the USA from commercial grade 3/4" plywood and hardwoods. Seats are 18-1/2" H on all units.
• Tables feature a 1" MDF core with a variety of HPL laminate and edge band options.
• Twelve-year limited warranty on seating and five years for table versions.
• Prop 65 and CAL 117-2013 compliant. 400 lb. capacity.
• SCS Indoor Advantage Gold Certified.

LAMINATE TOPS

Tops are 1” thick using horizontal grade laminate with sealed edges - non-showing surfaces are covered with a backer sheet and are attached to the main body with 1/4” x 20 inserts, Grade A RoHS Compliant 1/4” x 20 bolts, and washers for wood framed seating and Velcro for foam based.

FRAMES AND WEBBING

Frames are made of 3/4" CDX plywood with 2" x 7/8" air-dried poplar hardwood for internal applications. Glue used in framing is Hi-Tac waterbased wood adhesive. Arms and Backs (when applicable) are attached to seat frames with multiple 5/16" x 18 T-nuts and 5/16" x 18 x 2" NC Grade A RoHS compliant bolts with RoHS compliant 5/16" flat washers. Framing wood is stapled with both wide crown framing Staples, 1" crown x 5/8" length galvanized, and regular framing staples, 5/16" crown x 1 1/2" length galvanized Matrex Sytex engineered Y 370 3” webbing is used for seat and back suspensions and attached with 1/2" crown x 1/2" length fine wire galvanized staples.

FOAM (WOOD FRAME BASED)

Seat foam core is 3.5" 2.5 density 55 ILD with a 1/2" cap. Back foam core is 2.0" 1.4 density 55 ILD with a 1/2" cap. Arm top foam core is 1.0" 2.5 density 55 ILD. All other foam is 1/2" 1.4 density 35 ILD. Foam is attached with hot melt adhesive. FOAM (FOAM BASED) All foam for foam-based soft seating is 1.5 density 55 ILD and is attached with hot melt adhesive.

STITCHING AND UPHOLSTERY

Top stitching (double stitching) on all upholstered items. A minimum of 7 stitches per inch. All threads are Tristar Nylbond HB 16 oz. Upholstery by Momentum, Mayer, Spradling, and Culp is offered for all of our soft seating options. Upholstery is attached with 3/8" x 3/8" length fine wire galvanized staples and is protected with the Elite 200 dust cover.

COMPLIANCE

• Bolts and washers used in framing are Grade A RoHS Compliant
• Plywood Frames are CARB II Compliant
• Fully meets CA 117-2013 standards
• Indoor Advantage Gold certified

Fabric grades are used to determine how expensive the fabric is. Each grade is assigned with numbers, starting at Grade 1 and going up to Grade 10. On the other hand, the "COM" Grade stands for "Customer Own Material".

Note:
The lower the grade, the less expensive
The higher the grade, the most expensive

Please see this balt's Fabric Material Guide with indicated fabric grade