Vacuum cleaner tool caddy

- The Hoover Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right side elevational view of a vacuum cleaner tool caddy showing our new design, the portion of the vacuum cleaner shown in broken lines is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner hose and tool caddy, showing our new design;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Photographs of Royal VisionMax Cleaner, Model 084700--dated Sep. 1998. Bissell Powersteamer Deep Cleaner User's Guide for Models 1690 and 1695, p. 3.
Patent History
Patent number: D434886
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 25, 1999
Date of Patent: Dec 5, 2000
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventors: Richard A. Wareham (North Canton, OH), David M. J. Allgeier (North Canton, OH), Keith G. Minton (Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorneys: A. Burgess Lowe, Thomas R. Kingsbury
Application Number: 0/102,444
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)
International Classification: 1505;