Patent
   D688476
Priority
Dec 16 2011
Filed
Dec 16 2011
Issued
Aug 27 2013
Expiry
Aug 27 2027
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a bench, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a bench according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a plurality of benches arranged in a semicircular configuration;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a plurality of benches arranged in a figure eight configuration;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a plurality of lounges arranged in a pair of semicircular configurations that are positioned together in an S-shaped configuration; and,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a plurality of lounges arranged in a double curved configuration.

The broken lines in the figures represent environmental features that form no part of the claimed design.

Langen, Ralph L., Metcalf, Keith E., Bueltel, Jeffrey P., Boyd, Todd E., Epple, Stanley J.

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