Backs tear less often than seats, but when they do, most booths need a reupholsterer on site. On this booth the channel-stitched back is a separate panel that hangs on two steel mounting rails fixed to the plywood frame. Lift it off, hang a new one, and the seat is back in service in minutes.
The photo shows the booth with its back panel removed: the bare birch plywood face, the two horizontal steel rails, and the burgundy panel with its matching cleats leaning beside it.
Construction. Plywood frame with upholstered wings; steel rails screwed through into the frame; back panel built on its own plywood board with HR foam and vertical channel stitching in contract vinyl; plain upholstered seat on a recessed black plinth.
Replacement cost. Stock one spare back panel per color across a group of stores and swap on the next visit. Panels from the same order are interchangeable between booths of the same length.
Cleaning. Vinyl wipes down; the recessed plinth keeps mop water off the seat front.
Where it works. Diner chains, QSR groups with many sites on one spec, and high-traffic rooms where backs get scuffed by bags and chairs.
Options. Vinyl color, channel or plain back, length, single or double-sided. Foam specified to CAL TB 117-2013 on request.
