Combination vacuum cleaner handle top portion and tool handle

- Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combination vacuum cleaner handle top portion and tool handle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof.

The parts shown in broken lines in FIG. 1 are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D420477
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 2, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 8, 2000
Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Craig M. Saunders (Rocky River, OH), Jeffrey M. Kalman (Cleveland, OH), John S. Murphy (Brookpark, OH), Richard C. Farone (Willoughby, OH), Robert A. Matousek (Lakewood, OH), Michael F. Wright (Stow, OH), David M. Brickner (Willoughby, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & McKee, LLP
Application Number: 0/97,237
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handle (D32/34)
International Classification: 1505;