Upright vacuum cleaner

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left 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.

The electric cord in FIGS. 3-7 is shown broken away and is understood to represent indeterminate length.

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Patent History
Patent number: D346469
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 10, 1992
Date of Patent: Apr 26, 1994
Assignee: TRC Acquisiton Corporation (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Kent J. Furcron (Blountville, TN), Mark D. Dziersk (Simsbury, CT)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Jones & Askew
Application Number: 7/819,501
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Upright Type (D32/22)