Chair base

- Shepherd Products, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chair base incorporating the design of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the chair base.

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the chair base positioned such that the center of the view is between two legs of the base.

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the chair base positioned such that one of the legs of the base is in the center of the view.

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the chair base.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of one of the legs in FIG. 2 taken along the lines 6--6 near the center of the chair base, shown for purposes of bringing out the transitional design elements of the legs of the chair base as the leg design changes from the hub to the outer leg end.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of one of the legs in FIG. 2 taken along the lines 7--7 at the midpoint of the leg, shown for purposes of bringing out the transitional design elements of the legs of the chair base as the leg design changes from the hub to the outer leg end; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of one of the legs in FIG. 2 taken along the lines 8--8 near the end of the leg, shown for purposes of bringing out the transitional design elements of the legs of the chair base.

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Other references
  • Domus magazine, Kusch E Co., chair base on chair shown, Nov. 1996.
Patent History
Patent number: D414629
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 10, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 5, 1999
Assignee: Shepherd Products, Inc. (Ontario)
Inventor: Ludovic A. Perl (Thornhill)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Law Firm: Lee, Mann, Smith, McWilliams, Sweeney & Ohlson
Application Number: 0/83,442
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6498
International Classification: 0601;