Backrest support
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The broken lines shown in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a backrest support, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 27, 2014
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 2015
Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc. (Zeeland, MI)
Inventors: Claudia Plikat (Berlin), Johann Burkhard Schmitz (Berlin), Carola Eva Marianne Zwick (Berlin), Roland Rolf Otto Zwick (Berlin)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/486,270