Combined vacuum cleaner handle and wand

- Electrolux Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, left, top perspective view of a combined vacuum cleaner handle and wand showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken-line showing of a vacuum cleaner power nozzle in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D353917
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 23, 1993
Date of Patent: Dec 27, 1994
Assignee: Electrolux Corporation (Marietta, GA)
Inventors: Peter Hoekstra (Bristol, TN), Michael F. Martin (Bristol, TN), George C. Moyher, Jr. (Bluff City, TN), Duane M. Loose (Chelmsford, MA), David G. Honan (Summerville, MA)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorneys: Jeffrey H. Ingerman, Christopher P. Godziela
Application Number: 0/7,474
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)