Upright vacuum cleaner

- Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is perspective view of second embodiment of an upright vacuum cleaner showing our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of vacuum cleaner of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is rear elevational view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 8.

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Patent History
Patent number: D398097
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 10, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 1998
Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: John S. Murphy (Brook Park, OH), Robert Matousek (Lakewood, OH), Richard C. Farone (Wickliffe, OH), David M. Brickner (Willoughby, OH), Jeffrey M. Kalman (Cleveland, OH), Craig M. Saunders (Rocky River, OH), Michael F. Wright (Stow, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Fay Sharpe Beall Fagan Minnich & McKee
Application Number: 0/64,809
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Upright Type (D32/22)
International Classification: 1505;