Vacuum cleaner dirt receptacle lid

- The Hoover Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and left perspective view of a vacuum-cleaner dirt receptacle lid in the closed position showing our new design on a vacuum cleaner dirt receptacle;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, rear and right perspective view of a vacuum cleaner dirt receptacle lid in the open position on a vacuum cleaner dirt receptacle;

FIG. 3 is a top view of a vacuum cleaner dirt receptacle lid; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof.

The vacuum cleaner dirt receptacle in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 and the thumb tab extending from the vacuum cleaner dirt receptacle lid in FIGS. 1 to 4 are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design of a vacuum cleaner dirt receptacle lid, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2778447 January 1957 Meyerhoefer
D185837 August 1959 Descarries
4405346 September 20, 1983 Tschudy et al.
4961765 October 9, 1990 Guhne et al.
5766283 June 16, 1998 Bumb et al.
D410782 June 8, 1999 Siemers
6012200 January 11, 2000 Murphy et al.
D436425 January 16, 2001 Salo et al.
D446614 August 14, 2001 Alford et al.
6375696 April 23, 2002 Wegelin et al.
6385810 May 14, 2002 Lang
Other references
  • Photograph of Hoover Model U5288-900 Dirt Cup and Lid Introduced May 2000.
  • Photograph of Hoover Model U5720-900Dirt Cup and Lid Introduced Jun. 2000.
Patent History
Patent number: D481182
Type: Grant
Filed: May 9, 2001
Date of Patent: Oct 21, 2003
Assignee: The Hoover Company (N. Canton, OH)
Inventors: James A. McGill (Canton, OH), David M. J. Allgeier (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: C Tuttle
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: A. B. Lowe, Michael J. Corrigan
Application Number: 29/141,580
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Refuse Collection Receptacle (D32/30); Element Or Attachment (D32/25)
International Classification: 1505;