Design for a handle for vacuum cleaner

- Bissell Homecare, Inc.
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof.

The top and bottom portions of the article not shown in the drawing or described in the specification form no part of the claimed design.

The detail shown in broken lines in all views is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D430715
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 15, 1999
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 2000
Assignee: Bissell Homecare, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventors: Trent A. Eekhoff (Grand Rapids, MI), Douglas J. Medema (Belding, MI)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Law Firm: Rader, Fishman, Grauer & McGarry, An Office of Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC
Application Number: 0/107,894
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handle (D32/34)
International Classification: 1505;