Executive chair

- La-Z-Boy Incorporated
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an executive chair according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of our new design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of our new design;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational of our new design;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of our new design;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of our executive chair design; and,

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the second embodiment of our design, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof.

The broken line showing of a pedestal base and an adjustment mechanism are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The portions of the second embodiment which have not been shown or described form no part of the claimed design of that embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D429584
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 1998
Date of Patent: Aug 22, 2000
Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated (Monroe, MI)
Inventors: Mark A. Brettschneider (Monroe, MI), Donald A. George (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Gary D. Watson
Law Firm: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Application Number: 0/95,552
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6500; D6/366
International Classification: 0606;