Bench

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Description

This application is related to commonly assigned, co-filed U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/778,219, filed on Apr. 12, 2021 by Sorel et al. entitled “Bench”, which application is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment 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 top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a second embodiment of the bench shown broken away, which is the sole difference between it and FIGS. 1-6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the bench;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof, a left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a fourth embodiment of the bench shown broken away, which is the sole difference between it and FIGS. 8-13.

The broken lines in the figures form no part of the claimed design.

The bench is shown in FIGS. 7 and 14 with a symbolic break in its length. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dot-dash lines in the drawings represent a boundary of the claimed design 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: D1027525
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 12, 2021
Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
Assignee: LANDSCAPE FORMS, INC. (Kalamazoo, MI)
Inventors: Jess Allen Sorel (Castle Rock, CO), Brian P. Revoir (Vicksburg, MI), James M. Bucholtz (Mattawan, MI)
Primary Examiner: Mary Ann Calabrese
Assistant Examiner: Harper E Comstock
Application Number: 29/778,217
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/717