Bail pull for furniture

- Steelcase Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of our bail pull for furniture;

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1, the side opposite being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4--4 in FIG. 2, which shows the design of the mounting area;

FIG. 5 is a top view of FIG. 1; the bottom being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of our bail pull for furniture, the bail pull having a translucent appearance;

FIG. 7 is a front view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a side view of FIG. 6, the side opposite being a mirror image;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9--9 in FIG. 7, which shows the design of the mounting area; and,

FIG. 10 is a top view of FIG. 6, the bottom being a mirror image.

Referenced Cited
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D72798 June 1927 Knapp
D100034 June 1936 McCormick
D124530 January 1941 Janes et al.
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D175751 October 1955 Aleks
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • National Brass Builders Hardware Cat. No. 27; p. 46; Pull No. 265. National Brass Builders Hardware Cat. No. 27; p. 43; Pull No. 269. Magnum Brass Handles; p. 9; Pull No. 2605. Exhibit A is prior art product brochure entitled Furniture Hardware--The Complete Hafell, published by Hafele American Co., Archdale, North Carolina in Nov. 1966, which shows several pages of various pull handle designs. (Pp. 1.30, 1.33. 1.75, 1.125, and 1.207 are noted).
Patent History
Patent number: D402530
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 30, 1998
Date of Patent: Dec 15, 1998
Assignee: Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: George J. Simons (Grand Rapids, MI), Jochen P. Backs (San Francisco, CA), Thomas Overthun (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 0/83,316
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8317
International Classification: 0806;