Furniture unit

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Description

The present application is related to commonly assigned, co-pending U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 60/940,913, filed on even date herewith, entitled Furniture Storage Unit and Method, as well as co-pending U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 60/940,879, filed on even date herewith, entitled Storage Unit Attachment Arrangement and Method, as well as co-pending U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 60/940,899, filed on even date herewith, entitled Storage Unit Door Apparatus and Method, as well as co-pending U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 60/940,891, filed on even date herewith, entitled Storage Unit Back Stop and Method, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a furniture unit, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view; and,

FIG. 4 is a left-hand side elevational view, wherein the right-hand side elevational view is a mirror image thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a furniture unit, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D578817
Type: Grant
Filed: May 30, 2007
Date of Patent: Oct 21, 2008
Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation (Caledonia, MI)
Inventors: Donald P. Gravel (Toronto), Jian Hong (Toronto), John R. Hamilton (Grand Rapids, MI), Karl J. Mead (East Grand Rapids, MI), Karl Heinz Müeller (Rosenheim)
Primary Examiner: Brian N Vinson
Attorney: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton, LLP
Application Number: 29/288,101
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/574