Chair

- STEELCASE INC.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 5 is front view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the chair shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the chair shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines showing the base, the top of the armrests and the controls in FIGS. 1-8 are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines 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: D951691
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 9, 2021
Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
Assignee: STEELCASE INC. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers (E Grand Rapids, MI), Kurt R. Heidmann (Grand Rapids, MI), Gordon J. Peterson (Rockford, MI), Mark Spoelhof (Grand Rapids, MI), James Ludwig (Grand Rapids, MI), Alyssa Anne Robert (Kentwood, MI)
Primary Examiner: R. Johnson
Application Number: 29/814,823
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/716.1