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Chair seat

Granted 13 Aug 1996 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Steelcase, Inc. · originally Steelcase

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Inventors: David S. Teppo, Michael L. Deimen, Michael L. Mercier, Donald K. Sandberg +2 · Examiner: Janice E. Seeger · AU 213 · TC 2100

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filed 6 Jun 1994
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US D372611
granted 13 Aug 1996

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

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

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view;

FIG. 3 is a left-hand side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a right-hand side elevational view;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view; and

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of another embodiment of our design;

FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view;

FIG. 10 is a left-hand side elevational view;

FIG. 11 is a right-hand side elevational view;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevational view;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 8.

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