Chair

- STEELCASE INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a chair;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view thereof.

The uniform broken lines on the front face of the seatback depict a stitching pattern that forms part of the claimed design, while the other broken lines shown as non-uniform (dash-dot-dot) broken lines in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article that 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: D947560
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 9, 2020
Date of Patent: Apr 5, 2022
Assignee: STEELCASE INC. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers (Holland, MI), Santiago Carral O'Gorman (Grand Rapids, MI), Gary Karsten (Wyoming, MI)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Paul D Bohannon
Application Number: 29/761,463
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/366