Combined table and seating unit

- Steelcase Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined table and seating unit embodying our invention in the form of a two seat unit with a table between the two seats;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view thereof, with the opposite end elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of said seat, in the form of a two seat unit with interior arms adjacent a table therebetween;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of said seat in the form of a three seat unit, with a table between two of the three seats; and

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of said seat, in the form of a three seat unit with interior arms adjacent a table therebetween.

We have refrained from illustrating all of the various elevational views of all of the variations of our seat since all are basically the same except that they are multiplied in accordance with the number of seating units included in the article.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D237847 December 1975 Sklaroff
D240484 July 1976 Sklaroff
Other references
  • Interiors, Mar. 1978, p. 12, Chair upper right by Cado. Taylor Chair Co. Cat., 1971, Combined Chair and Seat Unit, No. 7100-2R 7 2L. Design Catalog, May 1973, p. 27, Chair bottom left.
Patent History
Patent number: D268552
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 5, 1982
Date of Patent: Apr 12, 1983
Assignee: Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: William B. Raftery (Ann Arbor, MI), Ronald L. Whitwam (Caledonia, MI)
Primary Examiner: Bruce W. Dunkins
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Huizenga and Cooper
Application Number: 6/365,354
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 6/46
International Classification: D0605;