Chair

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the chair from a first point of view.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the chair from a second point of view.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the chair.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the chair.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the chair.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the chair.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the chair; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the chair.

Broken lines are also for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D796883
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 20, 2016
Date of Patent: Sep 12, 2017
Inventors: David E. Mehaffey (Muscatine, IA), Jeremy S. Rolfs (Sylvan Lake, MI)
Primary Examiner: Mimosa De
Application Number: 29/568,653
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/716; D6/375