Floor cleaner upper portion

- The Hoover Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a base for a floor cleaner upper portion showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged bottom view thereof.

The portion of the vacuum cleaner shown in broken lines in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D188309 July 1960 Gantz
D188411 September 1960 Gantz
3020576 February 1962 Gerber
D214084 May 1969 Chi
D354593 January 17, 1995 Koike
D370321 May 28, 1996 Robinette et al.
D377697 January 28, 1997 Stephens et al.
D382681 August 19, 1997 Thomas
D387518 December 9, 1997 Medema
D412379 July 27, 1999 Stephens et al.
D420475 February 8, 2000 Yuen
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6317921 November 20, 2001 Park et al.
Other references
  • Photograph of Sahara Floor Cleaner Model 50-001 owned by Vax Limited.
Patent History
Patent number: D456964
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 25, 2001
Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
Assignee: The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Inventors: William G. Alford (Canton, OH), John D. Essex (North Canton, OH), Jeffery A. Morgan (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Kevin S. Waltz (Massillon, OH), Gad Shaanan (Westmount), Ivan Brousseau (Montreal), Sana S. K. Mok (Kowloon)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: A. Burgess Lowe, Brett A. Schenck
Application Number: 29/140,889
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31); Upright Type (D32/22); Handle (D32/34)
International Classification: 1505;