Title:
Chair frame
United States Patent D333224


Inventors:
Hess, Stephen C. (Birmingham, AL)
Application Number:
D/432195
Publication Date:
02/16/1993
Filing Date:
11/07/1989
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Assignee:
Winston Furniture Company, Inc. (Birmingham, AL)
Primary Class:
Other Classes:
D06/379
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:
D081313March, 1930Whitman, Jr.
D099556March, 1936Smith
D101641August, 1936Larsen
D114065April, 1939HasensteinD6/379
D235947July, 1975Uyeda
D289238ChairApril, 1987Arthur, Jr.D6/370
D295240Frame for a chairApril, 1988StubblefieldD6/500
D298787ChairDecember, 1988GreeneD6/380
2264143Seat structureMarch, 1940Scott et al.
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.