Chairs and seats – Bottom or back – Rigid or semirigid hollow shell
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-26
2005-04-26
Barfield, Anthony D. (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Bottom or back
Rigid or semirigid hollow shell
C297S451800, C297SDIG002
Reexamination Certificate
active
06883873
ABSTRACT:
A bench includes a frame that may include a back and seat support portion which is sized and configured to support a bench seat and a bench back. The bench seat and the bench back are preferably constructed from blow-molded plastic. The bench seat and back may include a plurality of depressions that are desirably configured to increase the strength of the bench seat and back. The bench seat and back may also include one or more screw bosses, receiving channels and/or grooves. Desirably, the depressions, screw bosses, receiving channels and/or grooves are formed in the bench seat or bench back as part of a unitary, one-piece construction.
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Ashby Kent
Haney Thayne B.
Barfield Anthony D.
Lifetime Products, Inc.
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