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Seating unit

Granted 9 Sep 1997 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Steelcase Inc. · originally Steelcase

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Inventors: Michael L. Deimen, Arnold B. Dammermann · Examiner: Gary D. Watson · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 17 Feb 1995
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US D383322
granted 9 Sep 1997

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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 seating unit showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 1, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a top view of the seating unit shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment showing our new design;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a left side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a second top view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the armrests being shown in a second position;

FIG. 12 is a second front view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the armrest being shown in the second position; and,

FIG. 13 is a second rear view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the armrests being shown in the second position.

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