Filter for a vacuum cleaner

- Dyson Technology Limited
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a filter for a vacuum cleaner showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of a filter for a vacuum cleaner that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a filter for a vacuum cleaner, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D979867
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 24, 2020
Date of Patent: Feb 28, 2023
Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited (Malmesbury)
Inventors: Philip Stephen Douglas (Bristol), Simon Brian McNamee (Bristol), Alexander Patrick Webster (Bristol), Alexander Stuart Knox (Swindon), Giles Ashbee (Swindon), William Henry Kerr (Bristol), Andrew Martin Mitchell (Swindon), Ketan Patel (Swindon)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Assistant Examiner: Jennylou M Binas
Application Number: 29/751,948
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Vacuum Cleaner (D32/31)