Robot vacuum docking station

- SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a robot vacuum docking station showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left view of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right view of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective front, top, right of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective front, top, left of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a perspective rear, top, right of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a perspective rear, top, left of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a perspective front, bottom, right of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a perspective front, bottom, left of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a perspective rear, bottom, right of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 14 is a perspective rear, bottom, left of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a front view of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 1 with various portions not claimed;

FIG. 16 is a rear view of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a top view of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a left view of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a right view of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15;

FIG. 21 is a perspective front, top, right of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15;

FIG. 22 is a perspective front, top, left of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15;

FIG. 23 is a perspective rear, top, right of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15;

FIG. 24 is a perspective rear, top, left of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15;

FIG. 25 is a perspective front, bottom, right of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15;

FIG. 26 is a perspective front, bottom, left of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15;

FIG. 27 is a perspective rear, bottom, right of the robot vacuum docking station of FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 28 is a perspective rear, bottom, left of the m robot vacuum docking station at of FIG. 15.

The broken lines in the drawings depict unclaimed subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a robot vacuum docking station, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1002976
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 8, 2020
Date of Patent: Oct 24, 2023
Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC (Needham, MA)
Inventors: Richard Woessner (Needham, MA), Daniel Van Alphen (Lexington, MA)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Richard E Yenchesky
Application Number: 29/749,645
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)