Upper handle portion of a vacuum cleaner

- Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The vacuum cleaner portions illustrated in broken lines in FIG. 1 show the environment in which the upper handle portion of a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is used and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for the upper handle portion of a vacuum cleaner, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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D343707 January 25, 1994 Dyson
D346468 April 26, 1994 Dusinberre et al.
D358236 May 9, 1995 Kopco et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D439385
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 12, 2000
Date of Patent: Mar 20, 2001
Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Robert A. Salo (Mentor, OH), Charles J. Thur (Mentor, OH), Jeffrey M. Kalman (Cleveland Heights, OH), Craig M. Saunders (Rocky River, OH), Cynthia M. Caffoe (Cleveland Heights, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & McKee, LLP
Application Number: 29/116,860
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handle (D32/34); For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)
International Classification: 1505;