Furniture worksurface

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a furniture worksurface, showing my new design illustrating an elliptically shaped interior cutout;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a 45.degree. oblique view, taken along the line IV--IV of FIG. 2, of a portion of the interior cutout illustrating the varying thickness of the interior edge;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view;

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of the interior edge taken along line VII--VII of FIG. 2 and substantially coincides with a maximum length axis of the elliptical cutout;

FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view of the interior edge along section line VIII--VIII of FIG. 2 substantially coinciding with a 45.degree. oblique axis of the elliptical cutout;

FIG. 9 is a partial sectional view of the interior edge taken along the line IX--IX of FIG. 2 and substantially coinciding with a minimum length axis of the elliptical cutout;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the furniture worksurface, showing our new design having an elliptically shaped interior cutout and also having a contoured exterior edge;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 13 is a 45.degree. oblique view taken along the line XIII--XIII of FIG. 11 of a portion of the interior cutout illustrating the varying thickness of the interior edge;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view;

FIG. 16 is a partial sectional view of the interior edge taken along VII--VII of FIG. 9 and substantially coincides with a maximum length axis of the elliptical cutout;

FIG. 17 is a partial sectional view of the interior edge along section line VIII--VIII of FIG. 9 substantially coinciding with a 45.degree. oblique axis of the elliptical cutout; and,

FIG. 18 is a partial sectional view of the interior edge taken along the line IX--IX of FIG. 9 and substantially coinciding with a minimum length axis of the elliptical cutout.

Claims

The ornamental design for furniture worksurface, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Grabowski; Daniel (Grand Rapids, MI)
Assignee:	Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/083,049
Filed:	February 3, 1998

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Current U.S. Class:	D6/707.22; D6/406.3
Current International Class:	0606
Field of Search:	;D6/480-489,511,451,423,428,406.3,406.1 ;108/153.1,152,156,157.1,43

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Primary Examiner: Seeger; Janice E.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton