Chair

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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a chair;

FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the chain shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the chair shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the chair shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the chair that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1126614
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 9, 2022
Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. (Clearfield, UT)
Inventors: Frank Clegg (Providence, UT), S. Curtis Nye (Clinton, UT), Mohammadamir Safari (Salt Lake City, UT)
Primary Examiner: Mary Ann Calabrese
Assistant Examiner: Elisabeth M Lange
Application Number: 29/866,379
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/368