Chair

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a chair;

FIG. 2 is right side view of the chair shown in FIG. 1, with a left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the chair shown in FIGS. 1 and 7;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the chair shown in FIGS. 1 and 7;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a chair;

FIG. 8 is a right side view of the chair shown in FIG. 7, with a left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the chair shown in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the chair shown in FIG. 7.

The broken lines outlining various controls in FIGS. 1-10, and the broken lines outlining the openings in a lumbar support in FIGS. 1 and 4, are for environmental purposes only and do not form any part of the claimed design. It should be understood that the body support member shown in FIGS. 1-10 may have similar openings as shown in the lumbar support of FIGS. 1 and 4, but such openings have been omitted for clarity and do not form any part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a chair, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Plikat; Claudia (Berlin, DE), Schmitz; Johann Burkhard (Berlin, DE), Zwick; Carola Eva Marianne (Berlin, DE), Zwick; Roland Rolf Otto (Berlin, DE)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Plikat; Claudia Schmitz; Johann Burkhard Zwick; Carola Eva Marianne Zwick; Roland Rolf Otto Berlin Berlin Berlin Berlin N/A N/A N/A N/A DE DE DE DE
Assignee:	Herman Miller, Inc. (Zeeland, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/457,262
Filed:	June 7, 2013

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Current U.S. Class:	D6/366
Current International Class:	0601
Field of Search:	;D6/334-336,344-353,360-381,388,403,491-502,692,708,716,716.2-716.4 ;297/16.1,22,31,35,217.1,228.12,239,256.16,271.6,284.4-284.5,291,297-298,300.1,302.4,411.2,411.27-411.29,411.43,423.1,423.12,440.11,440.15,440.24,448.1,451.4,452.13,452.18,452.19,452.21,452.27,452.29,452.3,452.41,452.56,452.64

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Primary Examiner: Pham; Ricky
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brinks Gilson & Lione