Abstract: An outdoor patio chair comprising a metal frame structure of three dimensional shape including at least a back section and a seat section. The chair further includes first and second seat rails for supporting a fabric seat panel and a hardwareless attachment mechanism for releasably securing a front section of the seat rails to the seat section of the frame structure. The attachment mechanism includes a pin which is positioned in an opening in the seat rail and is supported above the seat section by a support post and a stiffener. Tension in the fabric seat panel maintains the pins to the seat rails.