Bench

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1036143
  • Patent Number
    D1,036,143
  • Date Filed
    Friday, February 16, 2024
    a year ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 23, 2024
    7 months ago
  • Inventors
    • Chipman; Robert G. (West Lake Hills, TX, US)
    • Li; Site (Kalamazoo, MI, US)
    • Bucholtz; James M. (Paw Paw, MI, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Bohannon; Paul D
    Agents
    • Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D06 334
    • D06 348
    • D06 349
    • D06 355
    • D06 364
    • D06 375
    • D06 376
    • D06 381
    • D06 650
    • D06 685
    • D06 68816
    • D06 6882
    • D06 691
    • D06 6911
    • D06 6912
    • D06 6913
    • D06 6914
    • D06 369
    • D06 370
    • D06 336
    • D06 379
    • D06 368
    • D06 708
    • D06 709
    • D06 70922
    • D06 716
    • D06 717
    • D06 7172
    • D26 69
    • CPC
    • A47C1/143
    • A47C7/028
    • A47C7/002
    • A47C7/02
    • A47C11/00
    • A47C5/02
    • A47C5/04
    • A47C5/12
    • A47C5/14
    • A47C11/005
    • A47C11/02
    • A47C13/00
    • A47C16/00
  • International Classifications
    • 0601
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description

This application is related to commonly assigned, U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,577, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,579, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,580, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,582, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,591, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,593, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,594, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,595, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; and U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,596, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; which applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.



FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bench in accordance with the new design;



FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof:



FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, a left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;



FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;



FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;



FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof; and,



FIG. 7 is a second embodiment of the bench, shown with a symbolic break in length.


The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-7 illustrate environment and form no part of the claimed design. The jagged broken lines shown in FIG. 7 represent a symbolic break in length of the article, and form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a bench, as shown and described.
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Continuations (1)
Number Date Country
Parent 29728581 Mar 2020 US
Child 29928856 US