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Back construction

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
29/230,389
filed 20 May 2005
Publication
Not published
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US D543396
granted 29 May 2007

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Description

1 parts
›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a back construction embodying the present invention; and,

FIGS. 2-6 are a right, front, rear, top, and bottom views of the back construction in FIG. 1, the left side being a mirror image of the right side in FIG. 2.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D06/502D63/66

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2
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Mimosa De
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15 members · 3 offices
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 6 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D509969-SS127 Sep 20055 Sep 2003grantedSeating unit
USUS-D534018-SS126 Dec 200620 May 2005grantedControl for seating unit
USUS-D534364-SS12 Jan 200720 May 2005grantedSeating unit having armrests
USUS-D543385-SS129 May 200720 May 2005grantedSeat and back arrangement
USthis patentUS-D543396-SS129 May 200720 May 2005grantedBack construction
USUS-D543397-SS129 May 200720 May 2005grantedBack construction
›Other offices — 9 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-157947-SS19 Apr 20053 Mar 2004publishedA seating unit
AUAU-303034-SS31 Aug 200531 Mar 2005publishedSeating unit
AUAU-303035-SS31 Aug 200531 Mar 2005publishedSeating unit
AUAU-303036-SS31 Aug 200531 Mar 2005publishedBack construction for a seating unit
CACA-106073-SS6 Feb 20062 Mar 2004grantedChair
CACA-107980-SS6 Feb 20062 Mar 2004grantedChair back and seat combination
CACA-107981-SS6 Feb 20062 Mar 2004grantedChair back
CACA-107997-SS6 Feb 20062 Mar 2004grantedUnderseat control mechanism for a chair
CACA-109801-SS6 Feb 20062 Mar 2004grantedChair back

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