Top for furniture

- Steelcase Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a top for furniture, showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D343084
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 15, 1992
Date of Patent: Jan 11, 1994
Assignee: Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Michael L. Deimen (Grand Rapids, MI), Terence M. Duncan (Grand Rapids, MI), Randall P. Nelsen (Alto, MI), Michael E. Wurth (Grand Rapids, MI), Edmund X. Klipa (Ada, MI)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Assistant Examiner: J. E. Seeger
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 7/821,598
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6511