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Granted 3 Aug 1999 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Steelcase Inc. · originally Steelcase

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Inventors: David C. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Hoefer, Dale M. Groendal · Examiner: Gary D. Watson · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 16 Sep 1997
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US D412417
granted 3 Aug 1999

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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 left side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a top view of FIG. 1.

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D06/500D63/66D65/2

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