Upright extractor base module

- The Hoover Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of an upright extractor base module showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged top plan view thereof.

The right side elevational view of my upright extractor base module as claimed herein is a reversed image of FIG. 2.

The details shown in broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D385072
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 27, 1995
Date of Patent: Oct 14, 1997
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventor: Sidney H. Bradd (Solon, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorney: A. Burgess Lowe
Application Number: 0/34,127
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)
International Classification: 1505;