Upright vacuum cleaner

- Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is perspective view of a first embodiment of an upright vacuum cleaner, including a edge and corner cleaning attachment, 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; and,

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

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-7 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D325658 April 21, 1992 Brewin
D335556 May 11, 1993 Kuriya
D347500 May 31, 1994 Abe et al.
D358236 May 9, 1995 Kopco et al.
D358913 May 30, 1995 Sugiyama et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D418953
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 25, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 11, 2000
Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Richard C. Farone (Wickliffe, OH), Craig M. Saunders (Rocky River, OH), Jeffrey M. Kalman (Cleveland Heights, OH), Paul D. Stephens (Cleveland Heights, OH), Robert A. Salo (Willoughby, OH), Charles J. Thur (Broadview Heights, OH), Michael F. Wright (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Fay, Sharpe, Beall, Fagan, Minnich & McKee
Application Number: 0/70,039
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31); Nozzle Or Attachment Therefor (D32/32)
International Classification: 1505;