Vacuum cleaner

- The Hoover Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a vacuum cleaner showing my new design with the nozzle in an operative position;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof with the nozzle in a stored position;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D398096
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 3, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 1998
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventor: Paul Gildersleeve (Lutherville, MD)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorneys: A. Burgess Lowe, Richardson B. Farley
Application Number: 0/64,529
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Upright Type (D32/22)
International Classification: 1505;