Patent
   D703457
Priority
Jun 07 2013
Filed
Jun 07 2013
Issued
Apr 29 2014
Expiry
Apr 29 2028
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a chair, as shown and described.

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.

Schmitz, Johann Burkhard, Plikat, Claudia, Zwick, Carola Eva Marianne, Zwick, Roland Rolf Otto

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