Nozzle base for vacuum cleaner

- Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a nozzle base for vacuum cleaner showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D427399
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 7, 1999
Date of Patent: Jun 27, 2000
Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Charles J. Thur (Broadview Heights, OH), Michael F. Wright (Stow, OH), Mark E. Cipolla (Chardon, OH), Craig Saunders (Rocky River, OH), Jeffrey M. Kalman (Cleveland Heights, OH), Richard C. Farone (Willoughby, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & McKee, LLP
Application Number: 0/98,883
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined With Brush Or Having Diverse Function (D32/33)
International Classification: 1505;