Vacuum cleaner

Description

FIG. 1 is an oblique view of one embodiment of a vacuum cleaner, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the convertible vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an oblique view of a second embodiment of a convertible vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the vacuum in FIG. 7 with the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the vacuum in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the vacuum in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of the vacuum in FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of the vacuum in FIG. 7;

FIG. 13 is an oblique view of a third embodiment of the convertible vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view of the vacuum with the opposite side being a mirror image thereof of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the vacuum shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the vacuum shown in FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 17 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The electric cord is shown broken away in FIGS. 2-5, 8-11 and 14-17 and is understood to represent indeterminate length.

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Patent History
Patent number: D348548
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 7, 1992
Date of Patent: Jul 5, 1994
Inventor: Giovanni Pino (Grand Rapids, MI)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 7/927,182
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vacuum Type (D32/18)