Patent
   D688497
Priority
Sep 20 2012
Filed
Feb 19 2013
Issued
Aug 27 2013
Expiry
Aug 27 2027
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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160
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We claim the ornamental design for the chair, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chair embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the chair;

FIG. 3 is a first side view of the chair;

FIG. 4 is a second side view of the chair;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the chair;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the chair; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the chair.

The broken lines shown in the drawing are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Ludwig, James N., Battey, Robert J., Smith, Bruce M., Peterson, Gordon Jay, Low, Glen Oliver

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