Chair

- Herman Miller, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chair;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the chair shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the chair shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines showing the base, armrests, and controls for the chair in FIGS. 1-7 are for environmental purposes only and do not form any part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D637423
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 13, 2010
Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc. (Zeeland, MI)
Inventors: Yves Behar (San Francisco, CA), Bret Recor (San Francisco, CA), Qin Li (South San Francisco, CA), Naoya Edahiro (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Attorney: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 29/359,634
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/500; D6/366