Chair

- Steelcase Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective of a chair showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a chair showing an alternative embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the alternative embodiment; and,

FIG. 10 is a side view of the alternative embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D355303
Type: Grant
Filed: May 7, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 14, 1995
Assignee: Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Robert M. Scheper (Grand Rapids, MI), Dale M. Groendal (Jenison, MI), James E. Abraham (Grandville, MI), Thomas R. Hahn (Kentwood, MI), Cheryl D. Baumgartner (East Grand Rapids, MI), Douglas A. Smith (Grand Rapids, MI), Brian L. Scholten (Jenison, MI)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Gary D. Watson
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 0/8,030
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6366