Patent
   D689319
Priority
Sep 20 2012
Filed
Feb 19 2013
Issued
Sep 10 2013
Expiry
Sep 10 2027
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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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