Seating unit

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a seating unit embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 1, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a seating unit embodying the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a right side view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 7, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 7; and

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a seating unit embodying the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a front view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a right side view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 13, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a top view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 13; and

FIG. 18 is a bottom view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 13.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a seating unit embodying the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a front view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a right side view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 19, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 22 is a rear view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 19;

FIG. 23 is a top view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 19; and

FIG. 24 is a bottom view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 19.

FIG. 25 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a seating unit embodying the present invention;

FIG. 26 is a front view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 25;

FIG. 27 is a right side view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 25, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 28 is a rear view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 25;

FIG. 29 is a top view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 25; and,

FIG. 30 is a bottom view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 25.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for seating unit, as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D555377
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 24, 2006
Date of Patent: Nov 20, 2007
Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation (Caledonia, MI)
Inventors: Jorge Pensi (Barcelona), James N. Ludwig (Grand Rapids, MI), Gordon J. Peterson (Rockford, MI), Bruce M. Smith (Grand Rapids, MI), Terence Sean Yoo (Grand Rapids, MI), Kurt R. Heidmann (Grand Rapids, MI)
Primary Examiner: Mimosa De
Attorney: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton LLP
Application Number: 29/254,521
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/366