Partition

- Herman Miller, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a partition;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the partition shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the partition shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the partition shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the partition shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the partition shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the partition shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a second perspective view of the partition shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a partition;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the partition shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the partition shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the partition shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a right side view of the partition shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a top view of the partition shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the partition shown in FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 16 is a second perspective view of the partition shown in FIG. 9.

Claims

The ornamental design for a partition, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D746621
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 14, 2015
Date of Patent: Jan 5, 2016
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: Robert Delehanty
Application Number: 29/514,626
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/682.4