Leg for chair

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a leg for chair showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of a transfer bench for use in a bathtub is for illustravie purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Other references
  • Pp. 36 and 42, Chair legs; Sunrise Medical, Guardian, Arleta, California 91331-4522. Publication date 1990 and 1989. Pp. 39, 40 and 41, Chair legs; Temco, A Graham-Field Company, Passaic, New Jersey. Published at least as early as 1994. P. 11, Chair legs; Invacare, 899 Cleveland Street, P.O. Box 4028, Elyria, Ohio 44036-2125. Publication date Dec., 1990. P. 11, Chair legs; Lumex, A Division of Lumex, Inc., 100 Spence Street, Bay Shore, New York, 11706-2290. Publication date 1991. Pp. 31 and 32, Chair legs; Carex Health Care Products, A Division of Acorn Development Companies, Inc., 39 Tompkins Point Road, Newark, New Jersey 07114. Publication date 1994-95.
Patent History
Patent number: D375854
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 14, 1995
Date of Patent: Nov 26, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc. (Statesville, NC)
Inventors: Shivaprasad Dhanapal (Statesville, NC), John Ledingham (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Janice E. Seeger
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/46,408
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6495; Bathtub Or Shower (D23/304)