TEATRO

The Teatro series combines elegance, comfort, and durability with customizable features, including fully-upholstered cushions and wood veneer panels. Its versatile design includes power/data-ready frames and air diffuser pedestal frames, making it ideal for high-end venues. The Teatro also offers a lifetime warranty."

Summary:

The Teatro series offers elegant detailing, exceptional comfort and unmatched durability. The availability of fully-upholstered seat and back cushions or outer wood veneer panels makes this an extremely versatile chair. The Teatro is one of the few chairs available with power/data ready frames or air diffuser pedestal frames designed to distribute heating and air conditioning.

Feature:

• Gravity seat mechanism insures that the seat will always quietly return to a consistent vertical position.
• Hardwood armrests are available in a variety of species and finishes.
• Durable powder-coat finish is standard on all steel components.
• Flush mounted floor attachment hardware is standard.
• Standard spacing is 19”, 20”, 21” and 22” c.c. of frames (19″ not available with tablet arm).
• Lifetime Warranty is standard on the Teatro.

Advantages:

Gravity Tip-Up Seat

The Teatro seat tip-up action is attained by the use of a gravity counterweight mechanism. The advantages of a gravity mechanism over a spring or cylinder mechanism are as follows:

Consistent and automatic return to the upright position. Spring mechanisms can have inconsistent tip-up action due to the variation of the strength or fatigue of the steel springs. This affects the aesthetics of the room and may affect compliance with egress codes since the seats may not return to a consistent upright position.

Silent action. Spring mechanisms are likely to develop squeaks and normally produce several loud hits before coming to a stop.

Seat tip-up will never fail. Because the Teatro mechanism relies on gravity, it will never fail to return the seat to its upright position. In contrast, as a spring mechanism fatigues, the seat tip-up action will get slower. Eventually, the spring mechanism may fail to return the seat to the upright position, producing a possible violation of egress codes.

Seat Construction

The Teatro seat construction is patterned after office chairs for long-term comfort and durability. Flexible polyurethane foam is glued directly to the structure of the seat. The advantages of this type of construction are as follows:

Silence, durability, comfort. Seats constructed with serpentine springs often fatigue, sag and fail. This creates an uncomfortable and noisy seat, which may require replacement. TSI’s flexible polyurethane foam construction offers significant user comfort over long seating periods. Additionally, the absence of steel springs insures completely silent compression during use.

Upholstered options. Unlike metal seat pans with serpentine springs, Teatro’s all-wood construction allows for custom upholstery detailing. The fully-upholstered seat has a zippered slip-on fabric cover for easier on-site replacement.

TSI Chair Frames

The Teatro frames are welded assemblies of heavy gauge and solid steel components. The advantages of this type of construction are listed below:

Flexibility – The Teatro’s welded steel assembly allows for simple and cost efficient design modifications for conformance to unique building conditions. Unlike high-volume castings, welded construction facilitates small production run modifications.

Cost of Ownership

Due to the obvious product advantages of Teatro seating as mentioned above, and the superior service and warranty levels offered by TSI, purchasing Teatro seating is a better long-term value. The initial savings associated with the purchase of a less expensive chair is likely to be lost through ongoing maintenance and replacement during the lifetime of the product.

Available Models:

Teatro A1

Equipped with inner upholstered seat and back cushions, as well as outer wood veneer panels (with finished plywood edges) for acoustical quality and refined appearance. Customized detailing on the backrest upholstery of the outer wood panels is optional.

Teatro C1

Combines the beauty of a wood veneer outer back panel with the economy and warmth of a fully-upholstered seat. The seat is equipped with a slip-on zippered fabric cover.

Teatro C3

Features fully-upholstered seat and back cushions for an elegant and warm appearance. Fabric slip-on covers are equipped with a zipper for easier on-site replacement.

Options:

• California Technical Bulletin 133 Fire Code Compliance (when required by local codes)
• End Panels – Stained to match the armrests, veneer end panels can enhance the visual appeal of the room. Due to the simplicity of the Teatro leg design, customized end panel profiles and options are easily accommodated.
• Aisle Lights – Low-voltage (24v) aisle lights discreetly illuminate dark aisles and steps, enhancing safety and visual appeal. Aisle lights can be concealed in the underside of the arm cap, or installed in the end panel. Wiring is routed through the frame to provide a clean installation.
• Seat & Row Identification and Donor Tags – Seat & row identification plates and donor tags are available in a variety of shapes and finishes. Identification plates are recessed into the wood seat and armrest to achieve a flush, clean appearance, and in order to resist tampering.
• Tablet Arm – The tablet arm folds between the seat and armrest and provides a work area for the occupant. Tablet arms are available as either left or right-handed.
• Power/Data – Popular with corporate training and educational facilities, the power/data ready frames allow for distribution of networked communications and 120 volt power directly to each chair, allowing laptops to be connected to the building’s internal computer and power distribution networks.
• Removable Chairs – Available as one, two, or three chairs, these units include a steel sled-base and can conform to the row radii so as to provide harmony with the design of the room, while maintaining the utmost in flexibility. Removable chairs are available with a standard base that allows them to be bolted to the floor quickly and easily, or an extended base that allows them to be completely freestanding without the need for physical attachment to the floor.
• Air Diffuser Pedestal – One of the few chairs available with an air diffuser pedestal frame, this innovative feature provides efficient distribution of heating and cooling by allowing air flow through the pedestal base.
• Riser Mount Frames – As an option to the traditional floor mounting of chair frames, riser mount frames are available. This gives architects and designers another mounting option, which allows for easier cleaning of the floors.
• Transfer Arms – Designed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, these unique frames allow easy and clear access to the seat. Installations without an end panel feature a hinged lift-up armrest while installations with end panels feature removable end panels.
• Oversize Chair Widths – Chair widths of 23″ and 24″ c.c. are available to provide occupants with a higher level of comfort and to satisfy layout requirements.
• Bookracks – Available to meet the specific requirements for book storage, TSI provides project specific solutions.
• Hardwood Edges – Enhances the natural beauty of the outer wood seats and backs by capping the edges of the panels with 1/8″ thick hardwood.

Lifetime Warranty

Theatre Solutions, Inc. (TSI) warrants its’ products against failures and manufacturing defects for the life of the product. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser and is non-transferable. TSI will provide parts and labor to replace defective parts for the first two years after installation. Thereafter, TSI will provide replacement parts for the life of the product. This warranty does not cover damage from abuse, misuse, neglect or act of God. Damage caused by modifications to the product by anyone other than an authorized TSI technician will void this warranty. This warranty does not apply to fabrics or products not installed by authorized TSI technicians.

Installation

Use the Teatro Floor Mounting Details drawing as reference for the following instructions.

1. Use approved floor plan to establish hole locations for the foot plates. Note that the chair radius line coincides with the front hole on the foot plate. Accurate center-to-center width spacing is critical to a proper installation. Tolerance on the chair width dimension is plus or minus 1/8″. It is critical not to exceed this tolerance on width spacing.
2. When mounting chairs over carpet, punch two 5/8″ diameter holes in carpet to match holes in the chair base plate. Bolt leg frames to the floor as per the appropriate anchoring method. Use 1/4″ flat head machine bolts or #14 wood screws and countersink lock washers. Hand-tighten bolts to allow for some slight movement in the leg frame.
3. Attach back as follows: From the front, slip bottom two attachment bolt heads into the round end slots (A) in leg frame bracket (D). Adjust bolt heads to insure snug fit to inside of leg frame bracket (see Detail “A”). Rotate top of back rearward so that the top two attachment brackets (E) align with threaded holes at the top of leg frames (B). Install 1/4-20 x 5/8″ SEMS machine screws through round end slots in brackets of adjacent backs (see Detail “B”). Use one bracket only on end leg.
4. Orient the seat to the approximate occupied position and lower onto seat hinges (C). Install four 1/4-20 x 5/8″ SEMS machine screws through slots in seat brackets and fasten to hinges. Insure seat is centered between legs prior to final tightening.
5. Flip seat up and down several times to insure that it pivots and returns to upright position freely. Adjustments can be made to attachment bolts in either the seats or backs.
6. Attach armrest by placing the routed area on the underside of the armrest over the formed gusset (B) at the top of the leg frame. Secure using one 10-24 x 1″ machine screw at the front and one 10-24 x 2-1/2″ machine screw at the rear.
7. Tighten all floor attachments securely.