Electric vacuum cleaner

- Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top and right side perspective view of an electric vacuum cleaner showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image of the right;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D288972
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 18, 1984
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 1987
Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki), Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Kyouichi Morioka (Kawagoe), Tsuneo Takahashi (Kawagoe), Takaharu Andoh (Yokohama), Keiichi Washizuka (Yokohama)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Ruth E. Takemoto
Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Application Number: 6/621,567
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handle Parallel To Longitudinal Axis (D32/24)