Chair
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Description
The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings.
The broken lines shown in the drawing are for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
We claim the ornamental design for a chair, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D921410
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 25, 2019
Date of Patent: Jun 8, 2021
Assignee: Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers (Holland, MI), Bruce Smith (Grand Rapids, MI), Mark Spoelhof (Grand Rapids, MI), Kurt R. Heidmann (Grand Rapids, MI), Pascal Hien (Radebeul)
Primary Examiner: Mimosa De
Application Number: 29/714,582
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 25, 2019
Date of Patent: Jun 8, 2021
Assignee: Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers (Holland, MI), Bruce Smith (Grand Rapids, MI), Mark Spoelhof (Grand Rapids, MI), Kurt R. Heidmann (Grand Rapids, MI), Pascal Hien (Radebeul)
Primary Examiner: Mimosa De
Application Number: 29/714,582
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D6/716;
D6/366