Seating device

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a seating device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.

All broken lines, including the dash-dot lines above, are included for the purpose of illustrating use and environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Paterson; Michael (Chicago, IL), Costello; Matt (Chicago, IL), Trendafilov; Kristian (Mettmann, DE), Westra; Luke (Chicago, IL)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Medline Industries, Inc. Mundelein IL US
Assignee:	Medline Industries, Inc. (Northfield, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/570,679
Filed:	July 11, 2016

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29558299	Mar 16, 2016
	14845235	Sep 3, 2015

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Current U.S. Class:	D6/377; D6/379; D6/380
Current International Class:	0601
Field of Search:	;D6/334-336,349,367,371,373,374,375,379,380,716,716.1,716.2,716.3,716.4,689,690 ;D23/304

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Primary Examiner: De; Mimosa
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Burrus, IV; Philip H.