Handle portion of an upright carpet extractor

- The Hoover Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view showing a first embodiment of our new ornamental design for a handle portion of an upright carpet extractor, the ghost line portions being for the purpose of environment only;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an opposite side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view showing a second embodiment of our new ornamental design for a handle portion of an upright carpet extractor;

FIG. 7 is front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an opposite side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view showing a third embodiment of our new ornamental design for a handle portion of an upright carpet extractor;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 13 is an opposite side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear view being the same as FIG. 4.

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Patent History
Patent number: D403482
Type: Grant
Filed: May 23, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 29, 1998
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventors: John D. Essex (North Canton, OH), Darwin T. McKnight (Louisville, OH), David M. J. Allgeier (North Canton, OH), Kevin S. Waltz (Massillon, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorneys: A. Burgess Lowe, Bruce P. Watson
Application Number: 0/71,248
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D32/331; Upright Type (D32/22)
International Classification: 1505;