Vacuum cleaner

- Black & Decker Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of our new design of a vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the first embodiment of our new design of the vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the first embodiment of our new design of the vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the first embodiment of our new design of the vacuum cleaner, the left side view thereof being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the first embodiment of our new design of the vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the first embodiment of our new design of the vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 7 is a perspective of a second embodiment of our new design of a vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the second embodiment of our new design of the vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the second embodiment of our new design of the vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the second embodiment of our new design of the vacuum cleaner, the left side view thereof being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 11 is a top side view of the second embodiment of our new design of the vacuum cleaner; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the second embodiment of our new design of the vacuum cleaner.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D274381 June 19, 1984 Chiu
D290893 July 14, 1987 Essex
D294412 February 23, 1988 Sadashima et al.
D302876 August 15, 1989 Ikeda et al.
D303170 August 29, 1989 Hirano
D306657 March 20, 1990 Fushiya et al.
D315816 March 26, 1991 Ferrari et al.
D352141 November 1, 1994 Correa et al.
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Other references
  • Hong Kong Enterprise, p. 180. "AV-1 Advance vacuum cleaner" Apr. 1984.
Patent History
Patent number: D376228
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 10, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 3, 1996
Assignee: Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)
Inventors: Charles J. Bass (Somerville, AL), Paul Gildersleeve (Lutherville, MD), John W. Goodin (Coto de Caza, CA), Mark W. Le Beau (Logan, UT), Carl E. Prindle (Boston, MA), William C. Tyler (Gadsden, AL)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorney: J. Bruce Hoofnagle
Application Number: 0/42,430
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vacuum Type (D32/18)