Vacuum cleaner hose with a multi-faceted appearance

- The Hoover Company
Description

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of the longitudinal side of a vacuum cleaner hose with a multi-faceted appearance showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the longitudinal side of a fifth embodiment thereof;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view of either FIGS. 1 or 2;

FIG. 4 is an end elevational view of either FIGS. 1 or 2;

FIG. 5 is an end elevational view of either FIGS. 1 or 2;

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view of either FIGS. 1 or 2;

FIG. 7 is an elevational view of the longitudinal side of a ninth embodiment thereof;

FIG. 8 is an end elevational view of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is an end elevational view of FIG. 7.

The 10 embodiments are as follows: first embodiment=FIGS. 1 and 3, second embodiment=FIG. 1 and 4, third embodiment=FIGS. 1 and 5, fourth embodiment=FIGS. 1 and 6, fifth embodiment=FIGS. 2 and 3, sixth embodiment=FIGS. 2 and 4, seventh embodiment=FIGS. 2 and 5, eighth embodiment=FIGS. 2 and 6, ninth embodiment=FIGS. 7 and 8 and tenth embodiment=FIGS. 7 and 9. The opposite side of each end view is identical.

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Patent History
Patent number: D344822
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 4, 1991
Date of Patent: Mar 1, 1994
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventors: Michael S. Miller (Millersburg, OH), Lloyd E. Myers (Canton, OH), Daniel W. Shetler (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Application Number: 7/771,249
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)