Chair backrest

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chair backrest in accordance with the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the chair backrest in accordance with the new design having portions with a brushed/metallic finish which is the sole difference between it and FIGS. 1–6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the chair backrest in accordance with the new design having no specific width, which is the sole difference between it and FIGS. 1–6;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the chair backrest in accordance with the new design having a tubular construction which is the sole difference between it and FIGS. 1–6; and,

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10—10 in FIG. 9.

The broken lines in the figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a chair backrest, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D610844
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 29, 2009
Date of Patent: Mar 2, 2010
Assignee: Elite Manufacturing Corporation (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
Inventor: Carl A. Muller (Huntington Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Ricky Pham
Attorney: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
Application Number: 29/336,189
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/502