Furniture piece

- Steelcase, Inc.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the front shown; and,

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the left side shown.

The nature of this product is a piece of furniture, for example a bench, ottoman, chair, lounge and the like.

The broken lines in the drawings depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a furniture piece, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D685198
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 22, 2011
Date of Patent: Jul 2, 2013
Assignee: Steelcase, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Robert Peter Arko (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Hollingsworth (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Vy Koenig
Application Number: 29/390,339
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/349