Dental chair

- A-Dec, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a left side perspective view of a dental chair showing our design, showing the chair in an upright position;

FIG. 2 is a right side perspective view of the chair of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the chair of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a back view of the chair of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the chair, showing the chair in a reclined position;

FIG. 6 is a right side perspective view of the chair, which view includes an alternative embodiment of the design to include an auxiliary component located adjacent to the lower right portion of the chair; the left side view of the alternative embodiment in FIG. 6 being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of the FIG. 1 chair, showing the chair in an upright position;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the FIG. 1 chair, showing the chair in a reclined position;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevation view of the FIG. 1 chair, showing the chair in a reclined position;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevation view of the FIG. 1 chair, showing the chair in a reclined position;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the FIG. 1 chair, showing the chair in an upright position;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view of the FIG. 1 chair, showing the chair in an upright position; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the FIG. 1 chair, showing the chair in an upright position.

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Patent History
Patent number: D347946
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 1993
Date of Patent: Jun 21, 1994
Assignee: A-Dec, Inc. (Newberg, OR)
Inventors: Carl G. Nordstrom (Lake Oswego, OR), Paul B. Krebs (Newberg, OR)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Gary D. Watson
Law Firm: Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston
Application Number: 0/9,395
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6367; D/6360; D/6361; Patient Table Or Support (49) (D24/183)