Patent
   D696055
Priority
May 26 2009
Filed
Jul 30 2013
Issued
Dec 24 2013
Expiry
Dec 24 2027
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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We claim the ornamental design for a chair back, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a rear elevational view of a chair back according to the new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the chair back shown in FIG. 1.

In the drawings, the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Smith, Bruce, Ludwig, James, Pearson, Luke, Lloyd, Tom, Carpenter, Nick

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