Vacuum cleaner lower portion

- The Hoover Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a vacuum cleaner lower portion showing 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; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The portion shown in broken lines in FIG. 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed invention.

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Patent History
Patent number: D412380
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 16, 1997
Date of Patent: Jul 27, 1999
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventor: Richard A. Wareham (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorneys: A. Burgess Lowe, Bruce P. Watson
Application Number: 0/68,963
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Nozzle Or Attachment Therefor (D32/32)
International Classification: 1505;