Back component for a chair

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a back component for a chair embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view therof, the left side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed lines in FIGS. 1-7 show environment structure and do not form a part of the design sought to be patented.

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Patent History
Patent number: D427816
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 1999
Date of Patent: Jul 11, 2000
Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Thomas Overthun (San Francisco, CA), George J. Simons, Jr. (Grand Rapids, MI), Thomas B. Eich (Palo Alto, CA), Kurt R. Heidmann (Grand Rapids, MI)
Primary Examiner: Gary D. Watson
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 0/103,185
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6500; D6/502
International Classification: 0606;