Vacuum cleaner upper portion

- The Hoover Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vacuum cleaner upper portion showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view of thereof.

The top, right side elevational, and rear elevational views of the second embodiment being identical to FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, respectively, and the dot-dash ghost line portions in FIGS. 1 and 2 being for the purpose of environment only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D305269 December 26, 1989 Dyson
D309203 July 10, 1990 Goodrich
D312517 November 27, 1990 Hohrein, II et al.
D343707 January 25, 1994 Dyson
D365669 December 26, 1995 Piccaluga et al.
D375820 November 19, 1996 Piccaluga et al.
D398426 September 15, 1998 Bisson
D412379 July 27, 1999 Stephens et al.
D417533 December 7, 1999 Burchard et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D442344
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 3, 2000
Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventors: William G. Alford (North Canton, OH), David W. Moine (North Canton, OH), Richard R. Tucker (Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: A. Burgess Lowe, Thomas R. Kingsbury
Application Number: 29/119,639
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)
International Classification: 1505;