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Lounge chair

Granted 19 Sep 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Knoll, Inc. · originally MillerKnoll, Inc.

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Inventors: William T. Shea, Neil P. Frankel, Hendrik R. Van Hekken, Carl G. Magnusson · Examiner: Gary D. Watson · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 11 Jan 1999
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US D430973
granted 19 Sep 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chair showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of our new design including a tablet arm;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of FIG. 7 of our new design illustrating the tablet arm in a storage position; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of our new design.

The chair shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is like that shown in FIGS. 1 through 6 with the exception of the tablet arm. The chair shown in FIG. 9 is like that shown in FIGS. 1 through 6 with the exception of the lower storage member. Any portions of FIGS. 7 through 9 which have not been shown or described form no part of the claimed design.

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D06/334D63/36D63/41

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