Chair

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a chair embodying the present invention;

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

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the chair of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the chair of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the chair of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the chair of FIG. 1; and,

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

The broken lines shown herein, including the intersecting broken lines covering the chair back support surface and chair seat support surface, are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM I claim the ornamental design for a chair, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Diffrient; Niels (Ridgefield, CT)
Assignee:	Humanscale Corporation (New York, NY)
Appl. No.:	D/406,826
Filed:	November 18, 2011

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	11425298	Jun 20, 2006	8061775

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Current U.S. Class:	D6/716; D6/366
Current International Class:	0601
Field of Search:	;D6/334-336,364,365,366,367,374,375,379,500-502 ;297/411.29,411.35,285,340,341,300.1-300.5,452.13,452.29

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Primary Examiner: De; Mimosa
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.