Chair

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of a chair showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed lines in FIG. 7 are to show environment, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a chair, as shown and described.

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  • Exhibit A is a print-out from a website “cgi-ebay.com” disclosing an antique chair by designer, Hans J. Wegner, having a back cushion supported by spaced-apart back uprights and apparently having strips entending therebetween.
Patent History
Patent number: D544722
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 2004
Date of Patent: Jun 19, 2007
Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation (Caledonia, MI)
Inventors: Robert Scheper (Souffelweyersheim), Glen Oliver Loew (Hamburg)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: Katrina A. Kile
Attorney: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton LLP
Application Number: 29/214,446
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/375