Robotic vacuum cleaner

- SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the first embodiment of a robotic vacuum cleaner, showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, top, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front, bottom, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear, top, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear, bottom, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear, top, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear, bottom, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front, top, left perspective view thereof; and

FIG. 14 is a front, bottom, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view of the second embodiment of the robotic vacuum cleaner;

FIG. 16 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front, top, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a front, bottom, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear, top, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a rear, bottom, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a rear, top, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a rear, bottom, right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a front, top, left perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 28 is a front, bottom, left perspective view thereof.

The portions of the robotic vacuum cleaner shown in broken lines do not form part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a robotic vacuum cleaner, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D948143
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 19, 2019
Date of Patent: Apr 5, 2022
Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC (Needham, MA)
Inventors: Emily Pearce (Somerville, MA), Tyler Nikitas (Lancaster, MA), Isaku D. Kamada (Brighton, MA), Adam Leech (Newton, MA), Melinda L. Liggett (Watertown, MA), Catriona C. A. Sutter (Brooklline, MA)
Primary Examiner: Dana K Weiland
Assistant Examiner: Jennylou M Binas
Application Number: 29/680,732
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vacuum (D32/21)