Chair arm

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a chair arm embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed lines in FIG. 2 show environmental structure and do not form a part of the design sought to be patented.

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Patent History
Patent number: D431741
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 1999
Date of Patent: Oct 10, 2000
Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: George J. Simons, Jr. (Grand Rapids, MI), Thomas B. Eich (Palo Alto, CA), Thomas Overthun (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Gary D. Watson
Law Firm: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton
Application Number: 0/103,179
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6501; D6/366
International Classification: 0606;