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Vacuum cleaner

Granted 10 Dec 1991 · no office action yet

Current assignee: NATIONAL CITY BANK · originally Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.

Inventors: John F. Sovis, John A. Balch, Jenny L. Baker, Michael F. Wright +2 · Examiner: A. Hugo Word · AU 294 · TC 2900

Application

283938

filed 13 Dec 1988

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US D322338

granted 10 Dec 1991

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a vacuum cleaner showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an opposite side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Claims

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a vacuum cleaner, as shown.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D32/21

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D322338-S	S	10 Dec 1991	13 Dec 1988	granted	Vacuum cleaner

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-108783-S	S	29 Aug 1990	29 May 1989	published	A vacuum cleaner

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