Portable vacuum cleaner

- Bissell Homecare, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a portable vacuum cleaner 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 left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D430365
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 24, 1998
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2000
Assignee: Bissell Homecare, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Kenneth L. Roberts (Rockford, MI), Douglas J. Medema (Belding, MI)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Rader, Fishman, Grauer & McGarry
Application Number: 0/96,952
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vacuum Type (D32/18)
International Classification: 1505;