Combined filter and vacuum head for cleaning underwater surfaces

Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a combined filter and vacuum head for cleaning underwater surfaces showing my new design, a right side elevation view being a mirror image of FIG. 1;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of a second embodiment of a combined filter and vacuum head for cleaning underwater surfaces showing my new design, a right side view thereof being a mirror image of FIG. 6;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of a third embodiment of a combined filter and vacuum head for cleaning underwater surfaces showing my new design;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof, a right side elevational view being a mirror image of FIG. 14; and

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D279227
Type: Grant
Filed: May 11, 1983
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 1985
Inventor: Kenneth E. Price (Whittier, CA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Horace B. Fay
Law Firm: Christie, Parker & Hale
Application Number: 6/493,723