Canister exterior for a wet/dry vacuum
FIG. 1 is a right front perspective view of a canister exterior for a wet/dry vacuum;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the canister;
FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the right side of the canister, the left side of the canister being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is a back elevational view of the canister;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the canister;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the canister;
FIG. 7 is a right front perspective view illustrating the canister with a power head disposed thereon;
FIG. 8 is a right front perspective view of a second embodiment of the canister shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the canister of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a back elevational view of the canister of FIG. 8;
FIG. 11 is an elevational view of the right side of the canister of FIG. 8, the left side of the canister being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the canister of FIG. 8;
FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the canister of FIG. 8;
FIG. 14 is a right front perspective view of a third embodiment of the canister shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of the canister of FIG. 14;
FIG. 16 is a back elevational view of the canister of FIG. 14;
FIG. 17 is an elevational view of the right side of the canister of FIG. 14, the left side of the canister being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 18 is a top plan view of the canister of FIG. 14;
FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view of the canister of FIG. 14;
FIG. 20 is a right front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the canister shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 21 is a front elevational view of the canister of FIG. 20;
FIG. 22 is a rear elevational view of the canister of FIG. 20;
FIG. 23 is an elevational view of the right side of the canister of FIG. 20, the left side of the canister being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 24 is a top plan view of the canister of FIG. 20;
FIG. 25 is a bottom plan view of the canister of FIG. 20;
FIG. 26 is a right front perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the canister shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 27 is a front elevational view of the canister of FIG. 26;
FIG. 28 is a rear elevational view of the canister of FIG. 26;
FIG. 29 is an elevational view of the right side of the canister of FIG. 26, the left side of the canister being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 30 is a top plan view of the canister of FIG. 26; and,
FIG. 31 is a bottom plan view of the canister of FIG. 26.
The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 4, 1993
Date of Patent: Dec 12, 1995
Assignee: GMI Holdings, Inc. (Alliance, OH)
Inventors: William J. Rakocy (Madison, CT), Thomas Angelini (Sebring, OH)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Law Firm: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/11,448