Vacuum cleaner

- Bissell Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a partial side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a partial top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view thereof, with the handle and nozzle removed.

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the vacuum cleaner in its alternative operative mode, taken generally along plane VIII--VIII of FIG. 7.

The handle is shown broken away in FIGS. 3 and 5 for ease of illustration.

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Patent History
Patent number: D303171
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 3, 1986
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 1989
Assignee: Bissell Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Gordon W. Goodrich (Grand Rapids, MI), Roy Chung (North Point)
Primary Examiner: Bruce W. Dunkins
Assistant Examiner: Ruth Takemoto
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 6/847,877
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vacuum (D32/21)