Vacuum cleaner

- Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Service Merchandise, Dec. 20, 1992, p. 36, "Dirt Devil upright vac. cleaners". Service Merchandise, Dec. 20, 1992, p. 39, "Oreck XL uprt. vac. cleaner". Service Merchandise, Dec. 20, 1992, p. 38, "Eureka upright vac. cleaners". Whirlpool CVR 2000 High Speed upright, no page #, "Whirlpool CVR 2000 high speed upright".
Patent History
Patent number: D346052
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 10, 1992
Date of Patent: Apr 12, 1994
Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Craig M. Saunders (Rocky River, OH), Terry L. Zahuranec (Hudson, OH), James J. Kopco (Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH), Michael F. Wright (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Paul D. Stephens (Cleveland Heights, OH), Richard C. Farone (Wickliffe, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Fay, Sharpe, Beall, Fagan, Minnich & McKee
Application Number: 7/818,986
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Upright Type (D32/22)