Ganging mechanism for chairs

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and left side perspective view of a ganging mechanism for chairs showing my new design in the assembled position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ganging mechanism for chairs illustrated non-assembled;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof assembled together;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof assembled together, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof assembled together; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The chairs shown in broken lines in FIG. 1 are for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D363658
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 13, 1994
Date of Patent: Oct 31, 1995
Assignee: Shelby Williams Industries, Inc. (Morristown, TN)
Inventor: Peter Barile (Morristown, TN)
Primary Examiner: Lucy Lieberman
Law Firm: Silverman, Cass & Singer, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/21,278
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8382; D/6500