Bench

- LANDSCAPE FORMS, INC.
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Description

This application is related to commonly assigned, co-filed U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,577, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,579, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,580, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,581, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,582, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,591, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,593, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,594, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; and U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,595, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; which applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bench 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 being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a second embodiment of the bench shown with a symbolic break in length.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-7 illustrate environment and form no part of the claimed design. The jagged broken lines shown in FIG. 7 represent a symbolic break in length of the article and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1014996
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 19, 2020
Date of Patent: Feb 20, 2024
Assignee: LANDSCAPE FORMS, INC. (Kalamazoo, MI)
Inventors: Robert G. Chipman (West Lake Hills, TX), Site Li (Kalamazoo, MI), James M. Bucholtz (Paw Paw, MI)
Primary Examiner: Paul D Bohannon
Application Number: 29/728,596
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/717