Bail pull for furniture

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of our bail pull for furniture;

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1, the side opposite being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4--4 in FIG. 2, which shows the design of the mounting area;

FIG. 5 is a top view of FIG. 1; the bottom being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of our bail pull for furniture, the bail pull having a translucent appearance;

FIG. 7 is a front view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a side view of FIG. 6, the side opposite being a mirror image;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9--9 in FIG. 7, which shows the design of the mounting area; and,

FIG. 10 is a top view of FIG. 6, the bottom being a mirror image.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a bail pull for furniture, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Simons; George J. (Grand Rapids, MI), Backs; Jochen P. (San Francisco, CA), Overthun; Thomas (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee:	Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/083,316
Filed:	January 30, 1998

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Current U.S. Class:	D8/317
Current International Class:	0806
Field of Search:	;D8/300,315-320 ;16/11R,111R,124

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D72798	June 1927	Knapp
D100034	June 1936	McCormick
D124530	January 1941	Janes et al.
D129394	September 1941	Hodgman
D175751	October 1955	Aleks
D182684	April 1958	Ohno
D344008	February 1994	Jans
D380956	July 1997	Collins
D384568	October 1997	Mantarakis et al.
1680602	August 1928	Ellison
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Foreign Patent Documents

	1096522		Jun 1955		FR
	530761		Apr 1930		DE

Other References

National Brass Builders Hardware Cat. No. 27; p. 46; Pull No. 265. . National Brass Builders Hardware Cat. No. 27; p. 43; Pull No. 269. . Magnum Brass Handles; p. 9; Pull No. 2605. . Exhibit A is prior art product brochure entitled Furniture Hardware--The Complete Hafell, published by Hafele American Co., Archdale, North Carolina in Nov. 1966, which shows several pages of various pull handle designs. (Pp. 1.30, 1.33. 1.75, 1.125, and 1.207 are noted)..

Primary Examiner: Bullock; B. J.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton