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Seat and back arrangement

Granted 29 May 2007 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Steelcase

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Inventors: Kurt R. Heidmann, Glen Oliver Loew · Examiner: Mimosa De · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application

29/230,403

filed 20 May 2005

Publication

Not published

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US D543385

granted 29 May 2007

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Description

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›FIGS. 1-2 are front and rear perspective views…

FIGS. 1-2 are front and rear perspective views of a seat and back arrangement embodying the present invention; and,

FIGS. 3-8 are right, front, left, rear, top, and bottom views, respectively, of the seat and back arrangement shown in FIGS. 1-2.

The dashed lines in FIGS. 1-8 are to show the environment of the present articles, but do not form a part of the claimed invention.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for a seat and back arrangement, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D06/500D63/66

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Examiner

Mimosa De

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15 members · 3 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D509969-S	S1	27 Sep 2005	5 Sep 2003	granted	Seating unit
US	US-D534018-S	S1	26 Dec 2006	20 May 2005	granted	Control for seating unit
US	US-D534364-S	S1	2 Jan 2007	20 May 2005	granted	Seating unit having armrests
USthis patent	US-D543385-S	S1	29 May 2007	20 May 2005	granted	Seat and back arrangement
US	US-D543396-S	S1	29 May 2007	20 May 2005	granted	Back construction
US	US-D543397-S	S1	29 May 2007	20 May 2005	granted	Back construction

›Other offices — 9 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-157947-S	S	19 Apr 2005	3 Mar 2004	published	A seating unit
AU	AU-303034-S	S	31 Aug 2005	31 Mar 2005	published	Seating unit
AU	AU-303035-S	S	31 Aug 2005	31 Mar 2005	published	Seating unit
AU	AU-303036-S	S	31 Aug 2005	31 Mar 2005	published	Back construction for a seating unit
CA	CA-106073-S	S	6 Feb 2006	2 Mar 2004	granted	Chair
CA	CA-107980-S	S	6 Feb 2006	2 Mar 2004	granted	Chair back and seat combination
CA	CA-107981-S	S	6 Feb 2006	2 Mar 2004	granted	Chair back
CA	CA-107997-S	S	6 Feb 2006	2 Mar 2004	granted	Underseat control mechanism for a chair
CA	CA-109801-S	S	6 Feb 2006	2 Mar 2004	granted	Chair back

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