Bench

- Apple Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front isometric view of the first embodiment of a bench, showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top rear isometric view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top front isometric view of the second embodiment of a bench;

FIG. 9 is a top rear isometric view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a bench as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1111491
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 22, 2023
Date of Patent: Feb 10, 2026
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Julien Phillip Stockwell (San Francisco, CA), Kully Kraig Mandon (Santa Cruz, CA), Po Huang (Campbell, CA), Peter Russell-Clarke (San Francisco, CA), Christopher M. Green (Woodside, CA), David Kahl Peschel (San Carlos, CA)
Primary Examiner: Richard Kearney
Assistant Examiner: Qiawen W Wiechert
Application Number: 29/922,637
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/336; D6/381