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FIG. 1 is a side view of our invention of a design for a hand held vacuum cleaner, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view similar to FIG. 3 but with the nozzle in an alternative position;
FIG. 5 is a front view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a front view similar to FIG. 5 but with the nozzle in an alternative position;
FIG. 7 is a rear view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a second embodiment thereof, the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a front view similar to FIG. 11 with the nozzle in an alternative position;
FIG. 13 is a side view of the alternative nozzle position shown in FIG. 11; and,
FIG. 14 is a rear view of FIG. 8.
The crosshatch shading shown in FIGS. 1-4, 7-10 and 13-14 is understood to repeat throughout the indicated area.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 12, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 7, 1997
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventors: David W. Moine (North Canton, OH), John D. Essex (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorneys: A. Burgess Lowe, Richardson B. Farley
Application Number: 0/55,753