Backrest support

- Herman Miller, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a backrest support;

FIG. 2 is right side view of the backrest support shown in FIG. 1, with a left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the backrest support shown in FIG. 1, wherein Applicants disclaim the portion of the backrest support as obscured by a body support member shown in broken lines;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the backrest support shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the backrest support shown in FIG. 1, Applicants disclaim the portion of the backrest support as obscured by a body support member shown in broken lines;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the backrest support shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is alternative front view of the backrest support shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is an alternative top view of the backrest support shown in FIG. 1.

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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Patent History
Patent number: D723851
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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/716.4; D6/366