Chair and components thereof

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chair and components thereof;

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

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

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the chair and components thereof shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the chair and components thereof shown in FIG. 1;

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

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

Any broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes to show boundaries and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D659417
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 4, 2010
Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc. (Zeeland, MI)
Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz (Berlin), Claudia Plikat (Berlin), Carola E. M. Zwick (Berlin), Roland R. O. Zwick (Berlin)
Primary Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Ricky Pham
Attorney: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 29/363,143
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/366