Seating surface for a vehicle seat

Description

FIG. 1 is a front-left perspective view showing a seating surface for a vehicle seat of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The bottom and rear of the seating surface for a vehicle seat is not visible during normal use and does not form part of the claimed design. The broken lines in the figures are for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a seating surface for a vehicle seat, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Stalmate; Robert L. (Chillicothe, IL), York; Lyle E. (Peoria, IL), Ramasamy; Vijayakumar (Peoria, IL)
Assignee:	Caterpillar Inc (Peoria, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/188,910
Filed:	August 27, 2003

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Current U.S. Class:	D6/356
Current International Class:	0601
Field of Search:	;D6/334,356,367,368,374,375,381,500-502 ;297/232,284.3,353,452.24,452.26,452.34,452.35

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Primary Examiner: De; Mimosa
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner