FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a chair;
FIG. 2 is right side view of the chair shown in FIG. 1, with a left side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the chair shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a top view of the chair shown in FIGS. 1 and 7;
FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the chair shown in FIGS. 1 and 7;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a chair;
FIG. 8 is a right side view of the chair shown in FIG. 7, with a left side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 9 is a front view of the chair shown in FIG. 7; and,
FIG. 10 is a rear view of the chair shown in FIG. 7.
The broken lines outlining various controls in FIGS. 1-10, and the broken lines outlining the openings in a lumbar support in FIGS. 1 and 4, are for environmental purposes only and do not form any part of the claimed design. It should be understood that the body support member shown in FIGS. 1-10 may have similar openings as shown in the lumbar support of FIGS. 1 and 4, but such openings have been omitted for clarity and do not form any part of the claimed design.
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