Drawer tower

- Herman Miller, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing our new design for a drawer tower;

FIG. 2 is a left and right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front and rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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  • "A User Information Guide," published by Herman Miller, Inc., pp. 2, 3 and 20-24. The Guide pertains to Herman Miller Inc.'s Co/Struc System. Though the date of publication is unknown, the Guide was available to the public prior to the filing of this application. The photograph labeled A shows the METRO TRUX cart made by Intermetro Industries. The cart shown was available to the public prior to the filing of this application. The Photograph labeled B shows the MILCARE WIRE CART made by Milcare Inc., a subsidiary of Herman Miller, Inc. The cart shown was available to the public prior to the filing of this application. The photograph labeled C shows the METRO EXCHANGE cart made by Intermetro Industries. The cart shown was available to the public prior to the filing of this application. The photograph labeled D shows the POLYCART made by Intermetro Industries. The cart shown was available to the public prior to the filing of this application. The photograph labeled E shows the MERTRO MAX cart made by Intermetro Industries. The cart shown was available to the public prior to the filing of this application. The photograph labeled F shows the MILCARE BULK SUPPLY CART made by Milcare Inc., a subsidiary of Herman Miller, Inc., The cart shown was available to the public prior to the filing of this application. The photograph labeled G shows the TECHNI-QUIP cart made by Techni-Quip. The cart shown was available to the public prior to the filing of this appplication. The photograph labeled H shows the CARI-ALL/WATERLOO cart made by Waterloo. This cart shown was available to the public prior to the filing of this application. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/306,510 by Insalaco et al. filed Sep. 14, 1994. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/030015 by Insalaco et al. filed Sep. 14, 1994.
Patent History
Patent number: D370144
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 7, 1994
Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc. (Zeeland, MI)
Inventors: Robert W. Insalaco (Holland, MI), Edgar B. Montague (Charlotte, NC)
Primary Examiner: Janice E. Seeger
Law Firm: Willian Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 0/28,120
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6509; D/6492