Table

- Steelcase Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a table, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view; and,

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof.

Those surfaces appearing in the rear elevational view of the design are plain and unadorned.

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Patent History
Patent number: D336185
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 15, 1992
Date of Patent: Jun 8, 1993
Assignee: Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Michael L. Deinen (Grand Rapids, MI), Terence M. Duncan (Grand Rapids, MI), Randall P. Nelsen (Alto, MI), Michael E. Wurth (Grand Rapids, MI), Edmund X. Klipa (Grand Rapids, MI)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Assistant Examiner: J. E. Seeger
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 7/898,891
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6486; D/6483