United States Patent D333224
Inventors:
Hess, Stephen C. (Birmingham, AL)
Application Number:
D/432195
Publication Date:
02/16/1993
Assignee:
Winston Furniture Company, Inc. (Birmingham, AL)
Field of Search:
D6/334, D6/361, D6/370, D6/371, D6/372, D6/373, D6/374, D6/375, D6/376, D6/379, D6/380, D6/500, D6/501, D6/502, 297/445, 297/446, 297/447
US Patent References:
| D298787 | Chair | December, 1988 | Greene | D6/380 |
| D295240 | Frame for a chair | April, 1988 | Stubblefield | D6/500 |
| D289238 | Chair | April, 1987 | Arthur, Jr. | D6/370 |
| D235947 | N/A | July, 1975 | Uyeda | |
| 2264143 | Seat structure | March, 1940 | Scott et al. | |
| D114065 | N/A | April, 1939 | Hasenstein | D6/379 |
| D101641 | N/A | August, 1936 | Larsen | |
| D099556 | N/A | March, 1936 | Smith | |
| D081313 | N/A | March, 1930 | Whitman, Jr. | |
Other References:
Sun Terrace Products, 1986, p. 17, Chair at bottom left.
Bali--The Bali Collection--Winston Furniture Co.
Winston Catalog for Compari, Victoria, Oasis, Summer Wind, Heritage, Cabana, Isla Bahia II collections.
44 Baugniet, Marcel Louis (1896-), source: MacKintosh to Mollino--50 Years of Chair Design (1984).
Armchair for zeppelin Hindenburg, designed by Fritz A. Breuhaus, source: Bentwood & Metal Furniture: 1850-1946 (1987).
Source: Chair/The Current State of the Art (1978), p. 136.
Source: Chairs (1953).
Tropitone advertisement, Dec., 1977.
Telescope, Furniture World and Furniture Buyer and Decorator, vol. 184, No. 13, Dec., 1976.
Lawn Chair, Contemporary Home Furnishings--Lux, Towers (1957), p. 150.
Bent Tubular Funiture (1941), Groveman.
Sunera, Telescope, Furniture World and Furniture Buyer and Decorator, Sep. 1978, vol. 189, No. 10.
Chicago, "SCFMA previews National Casual Furniture Market" Oct. 13-19, Dec. 1978, p. 135.
Omni Duralite Welded Aluminum Casual Furniture.
Tropitone Casual Furniture--Castle Harbour.
Mallin Company--Regency.
Primary Examiner:
Vales-lado, Carmen H.
Assistant Examiner:
Watson, Gary D.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a chair frame, as shown and described.
Description:
FIG. 1 is a left-front perspective view of a chair frame showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the amrest member, taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the continuous seat frame member, taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the rear support member, taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 3; and,
FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the bottom stretcher member, taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 3.