Floor maintenance tool

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a floor maintenance tool embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the floor maintenance tool shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the floor maintenance tool shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the floor maintenance tool shown in FIGS. 1-3.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the floor maintenance tool shown in FIGS. 1-4.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the floor maintenance tool shown in FIGS. 1-5; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the floor maintenance tool shown in FIGS. 1-6.

The elements shown in broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a floor maintenance tool, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D719712
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 7, 2012
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 2014
Assignee: Diversey, Inc. (Sturtevant, WI)
Inventors: Alfred Widmer (Wilen b. Wil), Mehmet Avci (Bronschhofen), Axel Schmitz (Gommiswald), Andrew M. Bober (Racine, WI), Michael Bachmann (Butschwil), Andreas Staub (Hettlingen), Markus Zbinden (Engelburg)
Primary Examiner: Richard E Chilcot
Assistant Examiner: John Eberhart
Application Number: 29/431,444