Vacuum cleaner bag top cap

- The Hoover Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a vacuum cleaner bag top cap showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear 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 front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is right side, front and top elevational perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is another top plan view thereof in slightly smaller scale and mounted on a hosed bag of which it is normally a part.

The dashed representation found in FIGS. 1, 2, and 7 represents only environment and form no part of the invention.

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Patent History
Patent number: D370753
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 3, 1995
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 1996
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventor: John D. Essex (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Application Number: 0/35,617
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