Vacuum cleaner upper portion

- The Hoover Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner upper portion showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The crosshatch shading in FIGG. 1-4 and 7 is understood to repeat throughout the indicated area.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D277325 January 22, 1985 Hug
D314072 January 22, 1991 Shinozaki et al.
D328372 July 28, 1992 Kieft
D342591 December 21, 1993 Shoji et al.
D346053 April 12, 1994 Hoshino
D376878 December 24, 1996 Essex
D398723 September 22, 1998 Diebel
D403479 December 29, 1998 Diebel
D403480 December 29, 1998 Diebel
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Other references
  • Photographs of Eureka Dirt Alert, Model 7681. Photographs of Hoover Preferred Upright, Model U 5098-940. Photographs of Kenmore Progressive 300, Model 116-38812890.
Patent History
Patent number: D426688
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 23, 1999
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 2000
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventors: David W. Moine (North Canton, OH), Douglas C. Barker (North Canton, OH), Lynn A. Frederick (Village of Brady Lake County of Portage, OH), Richard A. Wareham (North Canton, OH), John D. Essex (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorneys: A. Burgess Lowe, Thomas R. Kingsbury
Application Number: 0/103,869
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)
International Classification: 1505;