Seat

- Steelcase Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a seat according to our new design, the bottom thereof is unseen in use;

FIG. 2 is a top, rear perspective view from the right side thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the right side shown; and,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D659413
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 22, 2011
Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
Assignee: Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Robert Peter Arko (San Francisco, CA), John R. Hamilton (Grand Rapids, MI), Matthew Hollingsworth (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Sandra Snapp
Attorney: Quarles & Brady LLP
Application Number: 29/390,350
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/334