Base for a floor cleaner

- 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 showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, front and right side perspective view without the portion of the vacuum cleaner shown in broken lines of FIG. 1 thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The details shown in broken lines in FIGS. 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design of a base for a floor cleaner, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D188309 July 1960 Gantz
D188411 September 1960 Gantz
D214084 May 1969 Chi
D354593 January 17, 1995 Koike
D398097 September 8, 1998 Murphy et al.
D411669 June 29, 1999 Wareham
D412227 July 20, 1999 Wareham et al.
D412380 July 27, 1999 Wareham
D420475 February 8, 2000 Yuen
D427736 July 4, 2000 Saunders et al.
6101668 August 15, 2000 Grey
Other references
  • Photograph of Sahara Floor Cleaner Model 50-001 owned by Vax Limited.
Patent History
Patent number: D457278
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 25, 2001
Date of Patent: May 14, 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 L. Thomas (North Canton, 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: 29/140,890
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Nozzle Or Attachment Therefor (D32/32)
International Classification: 1505;