Extractor base module hood

- The Hoover Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an extractor base module hood showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front 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 top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Details shown in broken lines in FIG. 1 are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D393112
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 1998
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventors: John D. Essex (North Canton, OH), Sidney H. Bradd (Solon, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorneys: A. Burgess Lowe, Bruce P. Watson
Application Number: 0/67,458
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31); Nozzle Or Attachment Therefor (D32/32)
International Classification: 1505;