Vacuum cleaner

- Amway Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and left side perspective view of a vacuum cleaner showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, rear and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, rear and left side perspective view in operation; and

FIG. 9 is a top, front and right side perspective view thereof.

The centrifugal separator shown in broken lines in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D287894 January 20, 1987 Watkins et al.
1759947 May 1930 Lee
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3634905 January 1972 Boyd
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Foreign Patent Documents
1013996 July 1983 GBX
Other references
  • Allan Winn, "Ideas from Prototypes", Technology: Aug. 25, 1983, p. 36. Deborah Vajda Goertz, "One Fell Sweep", Design: Mar. 1984, p. 104.
Patent History
Patent number: D309203
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 4, 1987
Date of Patent: Jul 10, 1990
Assignee: Amway Corporation (Ada, MI)
Inventor: Gordon W. Goodrich (Grand Rapids, MI)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorney: Michael A. Mohr
Application Number: 7/93,394
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Upright Type (D32/22)