Upright portion of a toy vacuum cleaner with aperture for storing a toy hand vacuum

- The Little Tikes Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of an upright portion of a toy vacuum cleaner with aperture for storing a toy hand vacuum showing our new design, the broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 2-6 are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  • P. 20, Toy Vacuum Cleaner; Fisher Price, 820 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, N.Y., 14052-1879. Publication date 1991. P. 275, Vacuum Cleaner; Service Merchandise Co. Inc., P.O. Box 25130, Nashville, Tenn. 37202-5130. Publication date 1990-91. P. 104, Toy Vacuum Cleaner; The Littke Tikes Company, 2180 Barlow Road.; Hudson, Ohio 44236. Publication date 1992.
Patent History
Patent number: D361803
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 13, 1993
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 1995
Assignee: The Little Tikes Company (Hudson, OH)
Inventors: Robert L. Houry (Solon, OH), John R. Nottingham (Chagrin Falls, OH), John W. Spirk, Jr. (Moreland Hills, OH)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Assistant Examiner: R. Barkai
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/7,002
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/122