Easel

- Steelcase Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an easel showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the easel of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the easel of FIG. 1, the right side view is a mirror image of the left side view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the easel of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the easel of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-5 are included for the purpose of showing environmental structure that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for an easel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D673217
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 24, 2012
Date of Patent: Dec 25, 2012
Assignee: Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Duck Young Kong (Grand Rapids, MI), Thomas Overthun (San Francisco, CA), Elger Oberwelz (San Francisco, CA), Mark Schoolmeester (Grand Rapids, MI)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth Albert
Application Number: 29/414,111