Pair of armrests for a chair or the like

- Humanscale Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a pair of armrests for a chair or the like embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pair of armrests of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pair of armrests of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the pair of armrests of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the pair of armrests of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the pair of armrests of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the pair of armrests of FIG. 1.

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

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a pair of armrests for a chair or the like, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D661135
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 18, 2011
Date of Patent: Jun 5, 2012
Assignee: Humanscale Corporation (New York, NY)
Inventor: Niels Diffrient (Ridgefield, CT)
Primary Examiner: Mimosa De
Attorney: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, LLP
Application Number: 29/406,833
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/501