Seat portion

- Steelcase, Inc.

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Description

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

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

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left, top, front perspective view of a seat portion according to another embodiment of our new design, the bottom thereof being unseen in use;

FIG. 8 is a top, rear perspective view from the left side thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken line representations in the figures are for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed boundaries and/or unclaimed environment. The broken lines are thus not part of the claim.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D689725
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 22, 2011
Date of Patent: Sep 17, 2013
Assignee: Steelcase, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: John Hamilton (San Rafael, CA), Jay Armstrong Grandin (North Vancouver), Bruce Michael Smith (Grand Rapids, MI), James Ludwig (Grand Rapids, MI), Terence Sean Yoo (Distrito Federal), Robert Peter Arko (San Francisco, CA), Justin Champaign (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Sandra Snapp
Application Number: 29/390,338
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/716.1