Combined vacuum cleaner muffler and deflector

- Emerson Electric Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined vacuum cleaner muffler and deflector showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the opposite side of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an end elevational view of the opposite side of FIG. 6.

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Patent History
Patent number: D417534
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 24, 1998
Date of Patent: Dec 7, 1999
Assignee: Emerson Electric Co. (St. Louis, MO)
Inventors: Stuart V. Holston (O'Fallon, MO), Kiyoshi Hoshino (Chesterfield, MO)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Arnold, White & Durkee
Application Number: 0/89,900
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)
International Classification: 1505;