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Handle portion of an upright carpet extractor

Granted 29 Dec 1998 · no office action yet

Current assignee: The Hoover Company · originally Techtronic Industries

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Inventors: John D. Essex, Kevin S. Waltz, David M. J. Allgeier, Darwin T. McKnight · Examiner: Ruth McInroy · AU 294 · TC 2900

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filed 23 May 1997
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US D403482
granted 29 Dec 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a side elevational view showing…

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view showing a first embodiment of our new ornamental design for a handle portion of an upright carpet extractor, the ghost line portions being for the purpose of environment only;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an opposite side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view showing a second embodiment of our new ornamental design for a handle portion of an upright carpet extractor;

FIG. 7 is front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an opposite side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view showing a third embodiment of our new ornamental design for a handle portion of an upright carpet extractor;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 13 is an opposite side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear view being the same as FIG. 4.

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