Vacuum cleaner tool door

- The Hoover Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner tool door showing the tool door positioned on a canister vacuum cleaner which is shown in dashed lines;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the tool door of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The left side elevational view being a mirror image of the right side elevational view of FIG. 3, and the dashed lines in FIG. 1 being for the purpose of environment only.

Claims

The ornamental design of a vacuum cleaner tool door, as shown and described.

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Other references
  • Photo of Eureka Worldvac Canister.
Patent History
Patent number: D450896
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 28, 2000
Date of Patent: Nov 20, 2001
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventors: John D. Essex (North Canton, OH), Darwin T. McKnight (Louisville, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: A. Burgess Lowe, Thomas R. Kingsbury
Application Number: 29/122,606
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)
International Classification: 1505;