Chest

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left front perspective view of a chest showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view, the opposite side being a mirror image of the side shown; and,

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof.

The top, bottom and rear views are not shown and form no part of the claimed design. The dashed lines represent environmental elements only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D106899 November 1937 Newmaker
D227844 July 1973 Adkinson
D258628 March 24, 1981 Aulbert
D293526 January 5, 1988 Keller
D371019 June 25, 1996 Walters, III et al.
Other references
  • Royal Tribune by American of Martinsville, p. 14; armoire at bottom of page, Jul. 1968. Europa by Thomasville, p. 18; door chest top center of page, Feb. 1984. Directions/Woodward and Lothrop, p. 4; sideboard on page, Feb. 10, 1987. Pageantry by Thomasville, p. 14; door chest at bottom left of page, Sep. 1988. Thomasville Furniture Villa Capri brochure, p. 20, Door chest, No. 25611-330, believed to be prior art. Capferrett, France, Grand Hotel floor, Vitruvian wave, circa pre-1980. The Book of Carved Wood Decoration, p. 78, Klise Manufacturing Company, 1987 (D-1728).
Patent History
Patent number: D390045
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 27, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 3, 1998
Assignee: Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. (Thomasville, NC)
Inventors: Guy A. Walters, III (High Point, NC), Charles C. Cain (High Point, NC)
Primary Examiner: Carmen H. Vales-Lado
Law Firm: Rhodes, Coats & Bennett, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/62,888
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6439; D6/434
International Classification: 0604;