Article of furniture

- E.C. Group, Inc.
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Description

This application contains subject matter which is related to the subject matter of commonly assigned and co-filed U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/450,052, entitled “Article Of Furniture” by Hallberg et al., which application is hereby incorporated in its entirety herein by reference.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article of furniture in accordance with the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, a left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is another perspective view of the article of furniture;

FIG. 7 is another perspective view of the article of furniture; and,

FIG. 8 is another perspective view of the article of furniture.

The broken lines in the figures are for illustration purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for an article of furniture, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D692711
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 15, 2013
Date of Patent: Nov 5, 2013
Assignee: E.C. Group, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: Richard W. Hallberg (Beverly Hills, CA), Barbara J. Wiseley (Montecito, CA), Daniel C. Cuevas (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/450,020
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/716.4