Backrest

- Herman Miller, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a backrest;

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

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the backrest shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the backrest shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the backrest shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the backrest shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the backrest shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a backrest, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D597771
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 28, 2008
Date of Patent: Aug 11, 2009
Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc. (Zeeland, MI)
Inventors: Jeffrey A. Weber (Minneapolis, MN), Douglas M. VanDeRiet (Holland, MI)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Ricky Pham
Attorney: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 29/294,867
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/502