Housing of a portable blower/vacuum

- The Toro Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a left front perspective view of a housing of a portable blower/vacuum according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a right rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines depict portions of the housing of a portable blower/vacuum that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a housing of a portable blower/vacuum, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D747050
Type: Grant
Filed: May 14, 2014
Date of Patent: Jan 5, 2016
Assignee: The Toro Company (Bloomington, MN)
Inventors: David J. Martin (Eden Prairie, MN), Philip C. Dretzka (Woodbury, MN), Chadwick A. Shaffer (Oakdale, MN)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Michelle E Wilson
Application Number: 29/490,839
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Surface Treatment, E.g., Floor, Street, Etc. (D32/15)