Upright vacuum cleaner base portion

- Bissell Homecare, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an upright vacuum cleaner base portion showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D425271
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 8, 1998
Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
Assignee: Bissell Homecare, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Kenneth L. Roberts (Rockford, MI), Michael D. Luyckx (Bloomfield Hills, MI), Steven R. Umbach (The Woodlands, TX)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Rader, Fishman, Grauer & McGarry, An Office of Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC
Application Number: 0/81,676
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)
International Classification: 1505;