Chair

- MillerKnoll, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a chair.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the chair of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a back view of the chair of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a first side view of the chair of FIG. 1

FIG. 5 is a second side view of the chair of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the chair of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the chair of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the chair

FIG. 9 is a front view of the chair of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a back view of the chair of FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a first side view of the chair of FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a second side view of the chair of FIG. 8.

FIG. 13 is a top view of the chair of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the chair of FIG. 8.

The evenly-spaced broken lines shown in the drawings represent portions of the chair that form no part of the claimed design. The long and short broken lines indicate a boundary of the claimed design 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: D985989
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 18, 2022
Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc. (Zeeland, MI)
Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz (Berlin), Carola Zwick (Berlin), Roland Zwick (Berlin)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Paul D Bohannon
Application Number: 29/856,953
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/366