Vacuum cleaner lower portion

- The Hoover Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a vacuum cleaner lower portion showing a first embodiment of our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of second embodiment of our invention;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of a third and preferred embodiment of our invention;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of a fourth embodiment of our invention;

FIG. 20 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The details shown in broken lines in FIGS. 6, 12, 18 and 24 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D269470 June 21, 1983 Essex
D269558 June 28, 1983 Essex
D305169 December 19, 1989 Essex et al.
D326006 May 5, 1992 Moine
D338990 August 31, 1993 McKnight
D356880 March 28, 1995 Kieft
D379695 June 3, 1997 Africa
Patent History
Patent number: D412227
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 20, 1998
Date of Patent: Jul 20, 1999
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventors: Richard A. Wareham (North Canton, OH), David W. Moine (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorneys: A. Burgess Lowe, Bruce P. Watson
Application Number: 0/86,787
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Nozzle Or Attachment Therefor (D32/32)
International Classification: 1505;