Chair base

- Herman Miller, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chair base, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view;

FIG. 5 is an alternate side elevational view;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view, showing the side not shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a chair base, showing an alternate embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the alternate embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the alternate embodiment; and

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the alternate embodiment, showing one of four identical sides.

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Patent History
Patent number: D315998
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 1988
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 1991
Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc. (Zeeland, MI)
Inventor: Thomas M. Edwards (Wyoming, MI)
Primary Examiner: Bruce W. Dunkins
Assistant Examiner: Janice E. Seeger
Law Firm: Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett
Application Number: 7/205,110
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6498