Handle for an upright vacuum cleaner
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a handle for an upright vacuum cleaner showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left 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;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment showing our new design;
FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The handle shaft shown in broken lines in FIGS. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, and 12 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 1, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2000
Assignee: Bissell Homecare, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Douglas J. Medema (Belding, MI), Trent A. Eekhoff (Grand Rapids, MI)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Rader, Fishman, Grauer & Mc Garry, an Office of Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLL C
Application Number: 0/99,954
