Combined vacuum cleaner handle and hose

- Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combined vacuum cleaner handle and hose showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof and wherein the left side elevational view is a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The parts shown in broken lines in FIGS. 1-4 are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The end views of the article not shown in the drawings or described in the specification form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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D313095 December 18, 1990 Avecilla et al.
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D361415 August 15, 1995 Knight
D399619 October 13, 1998 Nakano et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D429044
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 18, 1998
Date of Patent: Aug 1, 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: 0/97,994
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handle (D32/34)
International Classification: 1505;